{"product_id":"catherine-called-birdy-a-newbery-honor-award-winner","title":"Catherine, Called Birdy: A Newbery Honor Award Winner","description":"Read the book behind Lena Dunham’s acclaimed new movie! This historical fiction classic, told in the form of a diary, has drawn in generations of readers and is a Newbery Honor Book.\nCatherine feels trapped. Her father is determined to marry her off to a rich man—any rich man, no matter how awful.\nBut 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.\nCan 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!\nCatherine, a spirited and inquisitive young woman, narrates in diary form the story of her fourteenth year—the year 1290.\nIn an appreciation in the New York Times, illustrator Vera Brosgol spoke for many fans of this beloved book: \"I fell hard for Karen Cushman's Catherine, Called Birdy the second I opened it. More than any other heroine I'd read, this one sounded like me. For Catherine, and for me, there is no easy solution to the cages life makes for you. Sometimes the power is in deciding to be yourself in whatever cage you're in.\"\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1328631117\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1328631117.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Cushman, Karen\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41435253538874,"sku":"DBV.1328631117.G","price":7.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1328631117-0.jpg?v=1779996222","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/catherine-called-birdy-a-newbery-honor-award-winner","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}