Catherine, Called Birdy

Title: Catherine, Called Birdy

Details

Author(s):
Karen Cushman
Recommended ages:
Young Adult
Language:
English
Categories:
General fiction ; Historical fiction

Description

This unusual book provides an insider's look at the life of Birdy, 14, the daughter of a minor English nobleman. The year is 1290 and the vehicle for storytelling is the girl's witty, irreverent diary. She looks with a clear and critical eye upon the world around her, telling of the people she knows and of the daily events in her small manor house. Much of Birdy's energy is consumed by avoiding the various suitors her father chooses for her to marry. She sends them all packing with assorted ruse

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