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Catherine, Called Birdy
Catherine, Called Birdy | Karen Cushman
Catherine, a spirited and inquisitive young woman of good family, narrates in diary form the story of her fourteenth year--the year 1290. A Newbery Honor Book.
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hes7
Catherine, Called Birdy | Karen Cushman
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my #bookspinbingo board for march

#bookspin: catherine, called birdy
#doublespin: pippi longstocking

with mostly short books, clearing the board has never been more doable. 🤞🏻

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Looks fabulous!!! Ginger Pye is one of my VERY favorites! 8mo
sblbooks Lots of great middlegrade books this month. In reading some of the same series. 8mo
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asterese
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"I am commanded to write an account of my days: I am bit by fleas and plagued by family. That is all there is to say."

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JenniferEgnor
Catherine, Called Birdy | Karen Cushman
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I had no idea this book was adapted into a film! I just watched it and loved it as much as I did the book. Bella was perfect for this character. YouTube trailer here: https://youtu.be/fPiztxYR9sU
Currently on Amazon.

Shown: a fate Birdy was trying to avoid!

Riveted_Reader_Melissa That looks great! Stacking the book & the movie 2y
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ManyWordsLater
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The movie is coming soon, so I need to read the book ASAP.

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rabbitprincess
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Really enjoyed this book. Catherine‘s narration cracked me up. If I had read this as a teenager, it might have become one of my favourite books. More fool me for not picking it up at that time!
#BookSpinBingo December 2022 #DoubleSpin

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
rabbitprincess @TheAromaofBooks I‘m coming in mega late with the tag, again 🤣 2y
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I remember always seeing this book around as a 90s kid, but never picked it up (no dragons). Seeing the new adaptation coming out starring Bella Ramsey, I had to finally give it a try! Birdy is a headstrong, mischievous 14-year-old lady in a small manor in 13th Century England whose father is forcing her to wed against her will. Birdy has such a singular, hilarious, wry, powerful voice, and this is an incredible way to experience medieval life!

JamieArc I need to watch this! We named our dog Ladybird, but she is no lady! We call her Birdie 😁 2y
underground_bks @JamieArc loved the movie! You should definitely watch with your Birdie :) 2y
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Newbery Honor winner Catherine, Called Birdy is kind of a beginner‘s guide to feminism, and it covers so many BIG topics — childbirth, agency, domestic abuse, diversity, consent, and the patriarchy. I TOTALLY didn‘t get this as a kid. My guest and I discuss it all on this week‘s episode of my podcast! 🎧 Link to listen in bio.

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merelybookish
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Here are 18 for my #19of2019. I didn't have room for Heather Havrilesky's What If This Were Enough.
I like this list. I like that it represents my various reading moods: children's lit, contemporary fiction,.classics, essays, memoir,.and other nonfiction. Thanks for asking @BarbaraBB and @Centique Always fun to make a list! 😁

Centique Oh I‘m so excited to see The Once and Future King there because I have that coming up in a couple of weeks 😍 I‘m so glad to see Nevermoor too. I‘ve really loved reading that to my son - I think I might try listening to it on audio this year. 5y
merelybookish @Centique Once and Future King is an experience. Some parts are weak but others soar. Im so glad I read it and I look forward to hearing what you think! And I love the Nevermoor series! I think Book 3 comes out soon! 5y
Cinfhen Love seeing your list 😍 5y
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BarbaraBB Real good choices! Thanks for sharing! 5y
Cathythoughts I‘m taking a screenshot! I meant to include Cassandra in mine too but I couldn‘t get the graphics together. Great picks you have chosen ❤️👍🏻 5y
LeahBergen Cassandra at the Wedding and Shirley made my list, too. 👍🏻 5y
BarbaraBB Margot thank you so much for the card and bookmark, that arrived today! I hope you had a wonderful time in Canada and I know what you mean with my eldest 18 years old as well... things will be changing! Also, I feel the same about our #nyrbbookclub ❤️😘 (edited) 5y
merelybookish @BarbaraBB I'm glad it arrived Barbara! And yes, weird to have an "adult" child although 18 doesn't seem very old. ? 5y
BarbaraBB It‘s so young for being an adult but so old being my baby 😀. Happily he‘s still living at home (he‘s at uni in Amsterdam and student housing is scarce and expensive)! 5y
Suet624 Loved seeing your favorites. 5y
merelybookish @BarbaraBB I'm discouraging my son from University right now. He is not ready. But he might live with us forever. 5y
merelybookish @Suet624 Thanks Sue! 5y
BarbaraBB @merelybookish what will he be doing this year? Mine took a gap-year after high school last year and travelled through Colombia for six months. He came back an adult, learned so much. I am happy he is home and still living with us. 5y
merelybookish @BarbaraBB I'm not sure what he will do. I'd like him to get a job, get his driver's license, that sort of thing. He's a pretty young 18. I'd love if he wanted to travel but that doesn't seem like his thing. He likes to act so I've also suggested he get involved with a local theatre or take an improv class. We'll see. I have faith he'll figure it out, but also figure it will take him a while. 5y
BarbaraBB Of course he will. They are still so young. I didn‘t know what to do with my life until after university 😂 5y
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sblbooks
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Mehso-so

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I liked the history, and journal entry writing style. It's an entertaining story, but Catherine constantly taking the Lord's name in vain, ruined it for me.
#MiddleGradeMay
#historicalfiction
#newberry
@megnews

megnews I like journal entry style writing too but that would‘ve ruined it for me as well. 5y
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Aimeesue
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Started this last night - enjoying it immensely, except for the fleas.

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merelybookish
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My first 5 🌟 read of 2019!
Written as a journal by 14-year-old Catherine, called Birdy in 1290. Each day, she enters whose feast day it is (and how they became a saint), records her own misadventures, and complains of the general unfairness of her life. (Needlework is the bane of her existence! Also suitors!) She is feisty and funny and has a kind heart. It made me laugh, and by the end, it made me cry, too. Highly recommend the audio version.

Crazeedi Sounds really good! 6y
merelybookish @Crazeedi Its a fun quick read! 6y
RealLifeReading Sounds fun! 6y
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merelybookish
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Well, this book is an absolute delight! It's made me laugh out loud more than a few times! Audiopuzzling. Doesn't my non-helper look comfy? 😸

Bradleygirl I loved this one! Need to bump up the other Cushman books for myself. 6y
Leftcoastzen Cat and box! Even if just a box lid 😻 6y
Wife I adore Cushman‘s books on audiobook! ❤️ 6y
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LeahBergen 😆😆 6y
emtobiasz Corpus bones! I‘ve never tried her on audio, but I love Karen Cushman‘s books. 6y
merelybookish @Bradleygirl It is so good! And yes, makes me want to read more by her. 6y
merelybookish @Leftcoastzen Always! No matter how small or uncomfortable, a cat can't resist a box. 6y
merelybookish @Wife The audio is excellent! I'm sure I would have enjoyed it in print but listening to it has made it even better. 6y
merelybookish @emtobiasz God's thumbs! She's a riot! What other book by Cushman do you recommend? (And I highly recommend trying her on audio. It's really enjoyable.) 6y
emtobiasz @merelybookish I like all of her historical fiction, particularly the medieval ones like The Midwife‘s Apprentice and Matilda Bone. I‘ve been less impressed with her more recent fantasy #kidlit. Catherine will always be my favorite, though. 6y
readordierachel Too funny! 6y
AnneFindsJoy I love cats, puzzles, and humorous books, so this post is a total win for me !!! 😺 🧩 📚 😆 🙌 #newtolitsy #newhappyplace 6y
merelybookish @AnneFindsJoy Welcome! You've found your people! 6y
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"I have noticed lately how many male saints were bishops, popes, missionaries, great scholars, and teachers, while female saints get to be saints mostly by being someone's mother or refusing to marry some powerful pagan. It is plain that men are in charge of making saints."

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Another great read from this author. I listened to the audiobook and really enjoyed the phrases and pronunciation of the time. I‘m not religious, but also liked the tidbits of info about the Saints each day that Catherine wrote in her diary. The matter-of-fact belief that Catherine has in what we now know is superstition is spot on. I wish I had this book when I was the target audience. 4/5⭐️s

emtobiasz This one is a childhood favorite for me ❤️ 6y
Clare-Dragonfly I do remember this fondly from my childhood. 6y
KatieCarpenter I loved this one! 6y
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GinEyre22
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Major catching up on #anditsaugust : Day 9, Quick Reads

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GinEyre22
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#ORANGEYOUGLAD
Orange(ish) covers @Liberty

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GinEyre22
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#aprilbookshowers Day 13: sequel please

I've always wanted to know what happened to her and Stephen

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JacintaMCarter
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As someone obsessed with both history and Catholic saints, this book was right in my wheelhouse.

minkyb I remember this! Loved it. 8y
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JacintaMCarter
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"Onions have layers. Ogres have layers."

Texreader I love onions and I agree people are the same. Some a little spicier than others. 8y
Marchpane My first thought was Shrek and then I saw your comment 😂 8y
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#TBT Omgggg Catherine called Birdy! Clearly, I loved this book. Karen Cushman is fantastic @PennyNotSoDreadful

SusanInTiburon Ohhhh yessssss 💖 8y
PennyNotSoDreadful So very very much😍😍😍 8y
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RebeccaSpeas
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Reading this classic for the first time and already cackling.

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