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Catherine, Called Birdy
- Author
- Karen Cushman
- Narrator
- Jenny Sterlin
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 6 June 2008
- Run Time
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Heartland Award
Commonwealth Club of California Silver Medal
Newbery Honor Book
Horn Book Fanfare
Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts (NCTE)
Parenting Magazine Reading Magic Award
American Bookseller Pick of the Lists
South Carolina Children's Book Award
Golden Kite Award
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (Vermont)
ALA Notable Children's Book
School Library Journal Best Book
New York Public Library's One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing
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.
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- Author
- Karen Cushman
- Narrator
- Jenny Sterlin
- Duration
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Release Date
- 6 June 2008
- ISBN
- 9781436136945
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women
Synopsis
Heartland AwardCommonwealth Club of California Silver MedalNewbery Honor BookHorn Book FanfareNotable Children's Book in the Language Arts (NCTE)Parenting Magazine Reading Magic AwardAmerican Bookseller Pick of the ListsSouth Carolina Children's Book AwardGolden Kite AwardDorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (Vermont)ALA Notable Children's BookSchool Library Journal Best BookNew York Public Library's One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing 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.
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