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 HistoricalCatherine, Called Birdy $13.95 / Clarion Books / 1994 Want to get your middle-school aged children interested in medieval history? Then get them a copy of Catherine, Called Birdy. In the introduction, Cushman says that she was tired of "kings and princes, and generals" and wanted to learn about the lives of "ordinary young people in other times." But the 1290s heroine, Catherine, is on ordinary 14-year-old. Inventive, irreverent, and hilarious, she's a combination of Anne of Green Gables and Calamity Jane, perpetually coming up with clever and gross ways of ridding herself of prospective suitors. This little book is chock-full of charming medieval expressions and some weird but amusing facts about popular saints. Parents will enjoy Catherine, Called Birdy as much as their kids. —Patricia Parkin |
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