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Catherine, Called Birdy
Karen Cushman
eBook (Clarion Books, May 23, 1994)A 1995 Newbery Honor Book 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.
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Catherine, Called Birdy
Karen Cushman, Jenny Sterlin, Recorded Books
Audiobook (Recorded Books, May 22, 2008)FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The 13-year-old daughter of an English country knight keeps a journal in which she records the events of her life, particularly her longing for adventures beyond the usual role of women and her efforts to avoid being married.
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Catherine, Called Birdy
Karen Cushman
Paperback (Clarion Books, June 19, 2012)A 1995 Newbery Honor Book 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.
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Catherine Called Birdy
Karen Cushman, Kate Maberly, Listening Library
Audiobook (Listening Library, Feb. 20, 2012)Karen Cushman's Newbery Honor-winning book tells the story of a medieval girl who works to avoid the marriage her father has arranged for her during her 14th year. Contained in this program is Catherine's diary - Catherine, called Little Bird or Birdy, daughter of Rollo and the lady Aislinn, sister to Thomas, Edward, and the abominable Robert. 'Begun this 12th day of September in the year of Our Lord 1290... I am commanded to write an account of my days. I am bit by fleas and plagued by family... Tangled my spinning again. Corpus bones, what a torture... Spent two hours embroidering a cloth for the church and three hours picking out the stitches after my mother saw it... Picked off twenty-nine fleas today.' Catherine's mother wants to teach her the skills of the lady of the manor and to prepare her to be a gentle and patient wife. Her father wants only to see her married off, and profitably. Catherine fancies herself a painter, a Crusader, a maker of songs, a peddler, a minstrel, a monk, a wart charmer... Of all the possibilities, she has ruled out only one: being sold like cheese to the highest bidder. Against a vivid backdrop of everyday life on a medieval English manor, Catherine's earthy, spirited account of her 14th year is a richly entertaining story with an utterly unforgettable heroine.
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Catherine, Called Birdy
Karen Cushman
Paperback (Clarion Books, July 30, 2019)A 1995 Newbery Honor Book 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.
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Catherine, Called Birdy
Karen Cushman
Library Binding (Perfection Learning, June 19, 2012)Catherine, a spirited and inquisitive young woman of good family, narrates in diary form the story of her 14th year--the year 1290. A Newbery Honor Book.
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Catherine, Called Birdy
Karen Cushman
Hardcover (Clarion Books, May 23, 1994)A 1995 Newbery Honor Book 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.
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Catherine, Called Birdy
Karen Cushman
Library Binding (Turtleback Books, June 19, 2012)FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The 13-year-old daughter of an English country knight keeps a journal in which she records the events of her life, particularly her longing for adventures beyond the usual role of women and her efforts to avoid being married.
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Catherine Called Birdy
Karen Cushman
Paperback (Trophy Press, Aug. 16, 1995)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.
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Catherine, Called Birdy
Karen Cushman
School & Library Binding (Turtleback, May 1, 1995)FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The 13-year-old daughter of an English country knight keeps a journal in which she records the events of her life, particularly her longing for adventures beyond the usual role of women and her efforts to avoid being married.
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Catherine, Called Birdy
Karen Cushman
Paperback (HarperTrophy, May 24, 2005)None
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Catherine, Called Birdy
Karen Cushman, Jenny Sterlin
Audio CD (Recorded Books, Aug. 16, 1996)In 1290, her 14th year, Catherine begins a diary that quickly fills with the irrepressible joys and frustrations of her days. Always looking for ways to avoid drudging hours of embroidery, Birdy fills her time with pranks, celebrations of feast days, and local gossip. Wriggling out of her father's plans to find a prosperous husband for her proves to be Birdy's greatest challenge. As each prospective suitor appears, Birdy blacks her teeth, drools, and does her best to scare him off. These mischievous tricks work until Shaggy Beard, the richest one of all, arrives with his fat purse of silver. Karen Cushman does careful research for each of her books, so Birdy's lively journal is sprinkled with the vivid, personal details of life in medieval England. Catherine, Called Birdy is a Newbery Honor Book. It was chosen as an ALA Children's Notable Book, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and an ALA Quick Picks for Young Adults.