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Catherine, Called Birdy by CUSHMAN, KAREN
Category: Children's History
Set against a backdrop of life in a medieval manor, a 14-year-old girl feels trapped because her father is determined to marry her off to a rich man. She manages to send several would-be husbands packing, but then comes a man from the north--the oldest, the ugliest, and the richest.
Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
Category: Fiction
The diary of Catherine in the year 1291. She's 14 and it's high time she got married - or that's what her father thinks. She doesn't want Shaggy Beard, the most disgusting of suitors. Catherine's fight for freedom is as funny as it is poignant. But can she find a better life for herself?
Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
Category: Young Adult
Set against a backdrop of life in a medieval manor, a 14-year-old girl feels trapped because her father is determined to marry her off to a rich man. She manages to send several would-be husbands packing, but then comes a man from the north--the oldest, the ugliest, and the richest.
Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
Category: Young Adult Fiction
Read the book behind Lena Dunham's acclaimed new movie! This historical fiction classic, told in the form of a diary, has drawn in generations of readers and is a Newbery Honor Book. Catherine feels trapped. Her father is determined to marry her off to a rich man--any rich man, no matter how awful. Bu ...Show more
Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
Category: Children's Classic Fiction
Read the book behind Lena Dunham's acclaimed new movie! This historical fiction classic, told in the form of a diary, has drawn in generations of readers and is a Newbery Honor Book. Catherine feels trapped. Her father is determined to marry her off to a rich man--any rich man, no matter how awful. Bu ...Show more
Matilda Bone by Karen Cushman
Category: Fiction
It is the mid-14th century. The orphaned Matilda, brought up to be meek, saintly and bookish is abandoned in Blood and Bone Alley and must face a new and scary life as apprentice to Peg the Bonesetter. Can the saints help her now? Or can goodness take new and unexpected forms?
The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman
Category: Children's
From the author of "Catherine, Called Birdy" comes another spellbinding novel set in medieval England. The girl known only as Brat has no family, no home, and no future until she meets Jane the Midwife and becomes her apprentice. As she helps the sharp-tempered Jane deliver babies, Brat--who renames her ...Show more
The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman
Category: Children's
A poor girl in medieval England gains a name, a purpose, and a future in this "delightful" and beloved Newbery Medal-winning book. Now with a new cover! (School Library Journal, starred review)*"A truly delightful introduction to a world seldom seen in children's literature." --School Library Journal, s ...Show more
The Midwife's Apprentice (US ed) by Karen Cushman
Category: Junior Fiction
"Like Cushman's 1995 Newbery Honor Book, "Catherine, Called Birdy", this novel is about a strong young woman in medieval England who finds her own way home. . . . From the first page, (readers) are caught by the spirit of the homeless, nameless waif . . . (who) gets the village midwife to take her in, n ...Show more
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