"Matilda Bone" and "Alchemy and Meggy Swann", by Karen Cushman

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Two books that fit into Karen Cushman's usual wheelhouse of historical fiction about a prickly girl who eventually finds a place in the world where she's accepted for who she is and with people who care about her. It's a good wheelhouse! I liked both these books, but particularly enjoyed Matilda Bone because of how unsympathetic Matilda starts the book and how uninterested she is in learning a different way of thinking about things. Also there's a community of medieval female medical professionals! What a great setting.