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Catherine, Called Birdy - Paperback By Cushman, Karen - VERY GOOD

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Condition
Very Good: A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious ...
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Unbranded
MPN
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ISBN
9781328631114
Book Title
Catherine, Called Birdy : a Newbery Honor Award Winner
Publisher
HarperCollins
Item Length
7.6 in
Publication Year
2019
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.5 in
Author
Karen Cushman
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Topic
Social Themes / Adolescence, General, People & Places / Europe, Historical / Medieval, Historical / Europe
Item Weight
4.5 Oz
Item Width
5.1 in
Number of Pages
192 Pages
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
1328631117
ISBN-13
9781328631114
eBay Product ID (ePID)
18038475380

Product Key Features

Book Title
Catherine, Called Birdy : a Newbery Honor Award Winner
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Social Themes / Adolescence, General, People & Places / Europe, Historical / Medieval, Historical / Europe
Publication Year
2019
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Author
Karen Cushman
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
4.5 Oz
Item Length
7.6 in
Item Width
5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
2019-297642
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
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. . . . Superb historical fiction., The period has rarely been presented for young people with such authenticity; the exotic details will intrigue readers while they relate more closely to Birdy's yen for independence and her sensibilities toward the downtrodden. Her tenacity and ebullient naiveté are extraordinary; at once comic and thought-provoking, this first novel is a delight., "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. . . . Superb historical fiction." --School Library Journal, Starred "The period has rarely been presented for young people with such authenticity; the exotic details will intrigue readers while they relate more closely to Birdy's yen for independence and her sensibilities toward the downtrodden. Her tenacity and ebullient naiveté are extraordinary; at once comic and thought-provoking, this first novel is a delight." --Kirkus Reviews with Pointers
Grade From
Third Grade
Grade To
Seventh Grade
Dewey Decimal
[Fic]
Synopsis
Catherine, a spirited and inquisitive young woman of good family, narrates in diary form the story of her fourteenth year--the year 1290. A Newbery Honor Book., 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. But by wit, trickery, and luck, Catherine manages to send several would-be husbands packing. Then a shaggy-bearded suitor from the north comes to call--by far the oldest, ugliest, most revolting suitor of them all. Unfortunately, he is also the richest. Can 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! Catherine, a spirited and inquisitive young woman, narrates in diary form the story of her fourteenth year--the year 1290. 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. More than any other heroine I'd read, this one sounded like me. For Catherine, and for me, there is no easy solution to the cages life makes for you. Sometimes the power is in deciding to be yourself in whatever cage you're in.", 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. But by wit, trickery, and luck, Catherine manages to send several would-be husbands packing. Then a shaggy-bearded suitor from the north comes to call--by far the oldest, ugliest, most revolting suitor of them all. Unfortunately, he is also the richest. Can 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! Catherine, a spirited and inquisitive young woman, narrates in diary form the story of her fourteenth year--the year 1290. 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. More than any other heroine I'd read, this one sounded like me. For Catherine, and for me, there is no easy solution to the cages life makes for you. Sometimes the power is in deciding to be yourself in whatever cage you're in.", With wit and determination, thirteen-year-old Catherine chronicles her sometimes outrageous strategies to thwart her father's plans to marry her off and finds "a way to make her voice heard among all of these forces that want to shut it down" in medieval England. The beloved Newbery Honor Book's 25th Anniversary! (Bustle) New introduction by Linda Sue Park.
LC Classification Number
PZ7.C962Cat 2019

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