Karen Cushman

Catherine Called Birdy

HarperCollins

Newbery Honor Book, ALA Best Book for Young Adults, ABC Children’s Booksellers Choice Award and Booklist Editors’ Choice, Catherine, Called Birdy features a clever young maiden who uses her smarts and trickery to avoid being married off by her father to a rich suitor. In addition to rave reviews by Kirkus, this novel was one of School Library Journal’s Best Books of the Year and made the International Board on Books for Young People Honor List.