
Staff Pick
Catherine, Called Birdy
by Karen Cushman
AUCK IN STOCK
WGTN IN STOCK
Pages:
240
Published:
Nov 2022
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Imprint
Macmillan Children's Books
ISBN:
9781447293996
Now an Amazon Prime movie, written and directed by Lean Dunham, the creator of Girls.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!Catherine's in trouble. Caught between a mother who is determined to turn her into the perfect medieval lady and a father who wants her to marry her off to much older and utterly repulsive suitor. Luckily, Catherine has a plan. She has experience outwitting suitors and is ready to take matters into her own hands.A fun and vibrant coming-of-age novel about a 14-year-old girl's fight for freedom and right to self-determination.
$25.00
A medieval coming-of-age story for all young women. This fictional diary depicts the life of Catherine as she attempts to scare away suitors and find herself in the 1200's.



