A review by cdel1313
The Book of the Maidservant by Rebecca Barnhouse

2.0

Eh. I read it to help out our middle school librarian so I could recommend/not recommend.

Too dry, the kids won't like it. Good story, about a servant who has to follow her mistress on a pilgrimage to Rome, but it didn't hold my interest.

Want a book about a kid who travels through medieval Europe? Pick up
[bc:Crispin: The Cross of Lead|353342|Crispin The Cross of Lead (Crispin, #1)|Avi|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174014123s/353342.jpg|1374812] instead. Female heroine? [bc:The Midwife's Apprentice|15595|The Midwife's Apprentice|Karen Cushman|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166674150s/15595.jpg|168119]. Or even [bc:Catherine, Called Birdy|24137|Catherine, Called Birdy|Karen Cushman|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167520363s/24137.jpg|25037].

Much better reads.