I am commanded to write an account of my days: I am bit by fleas and plagued by family.
An edition of Catherine, Called Birdy
(1994)
Catherine, called Birdy
by Karen Cushman
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The thirteen-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 off.
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Diaries, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Middle Ages, Thirteenth century, Families, Teenage girls, Femininity, Legal status, laws, Marriage, Medieval Civilization, Newbery Honor, Role expectation, History, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12, Children's fiction, Middle ages, fiction, England, fiction, Girls, fiction, Diaries, fiction, Newbery Medal book, Newbery Medal, Friendship, fiction, Family life, fictionPlaces
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Catherine, called Birdy
1995, HarpherTrophy
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¨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 only wants her to be married off, and profitably. Catherine herself hopes to become a painter, a Crusader, a maker of songs, a peddlar, a monk, a ministrel, a wart charmer... Of all the possibilities, she has ruled out only one: being sold like cheese to the highest bidder.
Against a vivid background of everyday life on a medieval English manor, Catherine's earthy, spirited account of her fourteenth year is a richly entertaining story with an utterly unforgettable heroine.¨ -Karen Cushman
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