A review by hldavids
Matilda Bone by Karen Cushman

3.0

Cushman, once again has brought the past to life in a young girl's coming of age story. Fans of Cushman, however, may find the current saga somewhat disappointing. In this story Cushman chooses to take the focus away from her endearing characters and place it instead on the setting of the story (commented on in the Booklist review). Cushman herself admits, "I did realize finally that I was telling a story, not writing a textbook on medieval medicine, so I took out most of it [the interesting material on medieval medicine]." My hope would be that Cushman would return to focusing on her characters using her elaborate settings for the backdrops. Despite all of this, I still consider this a must read.