{"product_id":"apprenticeship-of-lucas-whitaker-paperback","title":"Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCynthia C. DeFelice\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfter his family dies of consumption in 1849, twelve-year-old Lucas becomes a doctor's apprentice in this award-winning chapter book from beloved author Cynthia DeFelice, \u003ci\u003eThe Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's 1849, and twelve-year-old, Lucas Whitaker is all alone after his whole family dies of a disease called consumption which has swept through the community. Lucas is grief-stricken and filled with guilt. He might have saved his mother, who was the last to die, if only he had listened to news of a strange cure for this deadly disease. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnable to manage the family farm by himself, Lucas finds work as an apprentice to Doc Beecher, doctor, dentist, barber and undertaker. Doc amputates a leg as easily as he pulls a tooth, yet when it comes to consumption, he remains powerless, unwilling to try the cure he calls nonsense. Lucas can't accept Doc's disbelief, and he joins others in the dark ritual they believe is their only hope. The startling results teach Lucas a great deal about fear, desperation, and the scientific reasoning that offers hope for a true cure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker\u003c\/i\u003e is a Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCynthia DeFelice\u003c\/b\u003e was the author of many bestselling titles for young readers, including the novels \u003ci\u003eWild Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost of Cutler Creek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSignal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Missing Manatee\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the picture books, \u003ci\u003eOne Potato, Two Potato\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCasey in the Bath\u003c\/i\u003e. Her books were nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award and listed as American Library Association Notable Children's Books and Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, among numerous other honors. Cynthia was born in Philadelphia in 1951. As a child, she was always reading. Summer vacations began with a trip to the bookstore, where she and her sister and brothers were allowed to pick out books for their summer reading. \"To me,\" she said, \"those trips to the bookstore were even better than the rare occasions when we were given a quarter and turned loose at the penny-candy store on the boardwalk.\" Cynthia worked as a bookseller, a barn painter, a storyteller, and a school librarian. She and her husband lived in Geneva, New York. She died at age seventy-two in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 7.62 x 5.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 20, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453797318834,"sku":"9780374400149","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/9a95740494c11dd363b3600c8eff67b8.webp?v=1778837945","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/apprenticeship-of-lucas-whitaker-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}