![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In an appreciation in the New York Times, illustrator Vera Brosgol spoke for many fans of this beloved book: "I fell hard for Karen Cushman's Catherine, Called Birdy the second I opened it. Unfortunately, he is also the richest.Ĭan a sharp-tongued, high-spirited, clever young maiden with a mind of her own actually lose the battle against an ill-mannered, piglike lord and an unimaginative, greedy toad of a father? Deus! Not if Catherine has anything to say about it!Ĭatherine, a spirited and inquisitive young woman, narrates in diary form the story of her fourteenth year-the year 1290. Then a shaggy-bearded suitor from the north comes to call-by far the oldest, ugliest, most revolting suitor of them all. Her father is determined to marry her off to a rich man-any rich man, no matter how awful.īut by wit, trickery, and luck, Catherine manages to send several would-be husbands packing. 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.Ĭatherine feels trapped. ![]()
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