Catherine, Called Birdy

karen cushman

"Corpus Bones! I utterly loathe my life."

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!

Genres historical fictionyoung adultfictionhistoricalmiddle gradechildrensmedievalhumorjuvenilebritish literature

224 pages, Paperback

First published May 23,1994

Literary awards

newbery medal, california book award, vermont golden dome book award, premi protagonista jove,

Places

lincolnshire england,

This edition

Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Published: May 24, 2005 by HarperTrophy
ISBN: 9780060739423
ASIN: 0060739428
Language: English

About the author

karen cushman

Karen Cushman was born in Chicago, Illinois.

She entered Stanford University on a scholarship in 1959 and graduated with degrees in Greek and English. She later earned master's degrees in human behavior and museum studies.

For eleven years she was an adjunct professor in the Museum Studies Department at John F. Kennedy University before resigning in 1996 to write full-time.

She lives on Vashon Island, Washington with her husband, Philip.

(source: http://karencushman.com/about/bio.html & http://www.arnenixoncenter.org/findin...)