Free download plain kate pdf, plain kate lives in a world of superstitions and curses, where a song can heal a wound and a shadow can work deep magic. Unfortunately, rev tevye does not make an appearance in plain kate by erin bow, but that does not matter since plain kate just drips win. Plain kate by erin bow paperback book the parent store. The deal draws her and her nowtalking cat into linays scheme to destroy those who burned his sister as a witch and throws her in with the roamers gypsies, who are more tied to linay than plain. The story itself has a kind of poetic grace that harks back to the bards and ballads of medieval. Listen to plain kate by erin bow available from rakuten kobo. Download our free nook app kids books special offer things to do at. Erin bow in this spellbinding novel, plain kate must flee her village when she is blamed for bringing on a plague of hunger and sickness. Plain kate by erin bow, 9780545166645, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The story, which draws from russian folktales, focuses on an orphan girl nicknamed plain kate who is blamed for witchcraft because of her ability to carve wood, and who must deal with a real witch and sell her shadow in order to stay alive. Real people dont set out for example to destroy a city just for kicks and mustache wax. Erin bow has a natural narrative voice and i fell in love with her character plain kate.
When kate s village falls on hard times crops fail, and even kate s father falls victim to a deadly fever the townspeople look for someone to blame, and their eyes fall on kate. I had been hearing bits and pieces about this book for awhile, and i love supporting canadian authors so that was enough of a push for. For this episode, carrie and jake discuss plain kate by erin bow. Plain kate by erin bow 2012, cd, unabridged for sale. Plain kate audiobook by erin bow 97814418279 rakuten. Anyway, plain kate is already more worthy, well written and meaningful than many many ya books out there. The fact the novel is a debut book by a new author and a ya to boot just qualifies it as the best of those as well. Erin bow im not great at englishteacher kind of labels, but i am interested in villains who have actual human motivations. Young adult author erin bow reads from the first chapter of her book plain kate, due out september 1, 2010 from arthur a.
Plain kate has 7 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. In 2010, bow published her first novel, plain kate, in which a wood carvers daughter faces suspicion from fellow townsfolk for her wood carving abilities. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read sorrows knot. Plain kate is about a young orphan girl who is accused of being a witch because of her talent in wood carving. Spoilers abound, so we recommend reading the book before listening.
Isbn 9780545166645 plain kate is set in a fantasy russia, where kate is the woodcarvers daughter, and learning his trade. You came here in search of book plain kate, written by author erin bow. After hearing that plain kate by erin bow had won the td canadian childrens literature award, i decided to pick it up. Plain kate by erin bow 2012, cd, unabridged audio book, free shipping. She was plain as a stick, and thin as a stick, and flat as a stick. Plain kate is a highlyacclaimed 2010 fantasy novel by erin bow, inspired by russian folklore the story begins in the town of samilae, where plain kate lives with her father, piotr, a master woodcarver. As the woodcarvers daughter, kate held a carving knife before a spoon, and her wooden charms are so fine that some even call her witchblade a dangerous nickname in a town where witches are hunted and burned in the square. Plain kate ebook by erin bow 9780545328760 rakuten kobo. In erin bow s first novel, plain kate, an enthralling fantasy set in a time and place much like medieval europe, its the skara rok, or hungry time, and the folk of samilae are eager to blame anyone a little odd for the towns diminishing supplies and growing illnesses. With one eye the color of river mud and one eye the color of the river and a gift for carving popular talismans. She had one eye the color of river mud and one eye the color. I was lucky enough to hear erin bow read from plain kate at the scholastic literary brunch last summer, and i was immediately hooked. Plain kate lives in a world of superstitions and curses, where a song can heal a wound and a shadow can work deep magic. Full of eerie fogs, bloodthirsty villagers, palefaced witches, and powerful ghosts, this ya.
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