Schlitz, L.A. (2007). Good masters, sweet ladies. Boston, MA: Candlewick Press.
Interest level 5th grade and up
Interest level 5th grade and up
Summary and Analysis
In the foreword of this book, the author explains she wrote this books for the students in her school. The students were studying the Middle Ages and needed a play to perform. Like most children, they all wanted to be the star of the play. To accommodate this desire, she wrote seventeen monologues belonging to seventeen different people that lived in an imaginary town. Readers will enjoy how many of the characters are involved with the others in the story as well. Social classes are obviously evident as well. This is a different style for a historical fiction. She maintains historical accuracy in the monologues with the language used. There are footnotes explaining different vocabulary used in the speeches. The author also includes segments that elaborate on a topic or situation that occurred in the previous story. There is a four page bibliography available at the end of the book.
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