Catherine, Called Birdy
Karen Cushman
224 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0060739428
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Language: English
Publish: 1116918000000
British LiteratureChildrensFictionHistoricalHistorical FictionHumorJuvenileMedievalMiddle GradeYoung Adult
“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!