By Karen Cushman (author)
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Shaggy Beard wishes to take me to wife! What a monstrous joke. That dog assassin whose breath smells like the mouth of Hell, who makes wind like others make music, who is so ugly and old! Corpus bones, I must make a plan. Luckily I am experienced at outwitting suitors . . .
Catherine's in trouble. her father is trying to marry her off to disgusting old Shaggy Beard, and her mother's determined to turn her into the perfect medieval lady. Will either of them succeed? Not if Catherine has anything to do with it!
Catherine, Called Birdy is Karen Cushman's funny and poignant novel about a 14-year-old girl's fight for freedom.
Karen Cushman was born in Chicago and now lives in Oakland, California. She has a long-standing interest in history (she was Assistant Director of the Museum Studies Department at John F. Kennedy University in San Francisco) particularly in the lives of ordinary people who lived at other times. She won the prestigious Newbery Medal in 1995 for The Midwife's Apprentice and is the author of children's book Catherine, Called Birdy.
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Shaggy Beard wishes to take me to wife! What a monstrous joke.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Catherine, Called Birdy and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-12 years old
Catherine, Called Birdy features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations
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Catherine, Called Birdy was written by Karen Cushman and published by Macmillan Children's Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan
Catherine, Called Birdy has 232 pages
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