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Catherine Called Birdy

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Catherine Called Birdy

By: Karen Cushman
Narrated by: Kate Maberly
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An abridged audiobook of the historical fiction classic, 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, tells in diary form the story of her fourteenth year—the year 1290.
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this book is so fun and so interesting
chatherine is a brave girl I think

so fun

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My daughter and I enjoyed this immensely. This is historical fiction at its finest. Would listen to again.

Witty and Delightful

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I really enjoyed listening to this book and learning about all the saints for each day of the calendar year.

Catherine Called Birdy

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Charming and witty tale. I would have loved to hear more of her journal as she grew.

Bravo

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Overall this is a great story with a promising message. Some of the language and themes are a bit advanced but we enjoyed it. one challenge we had is the version of the book we used did not match the audiobook completely. We had to pause the recording to fill in the parts it skipped.

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