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Karen Cushman
From the Newbery-Award winning author of Catherine, Called Birdy and The Midwife's Apprentice comes the story of an orphan on the American frontier who decides to go west--with nothing but…
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Susanna Daniel
This volume looks at life and work of young adult author Karen Cushman,the author of The Midwife’s Apprentice and Catherine, Called Birdy
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The Newbery Award-winning author of Catherine, Called Birdy and The Midwife’s Apprentice tells a heartfelt and humorous story of WWII on the homefront.
The Newbery Award-winning author of Catherine, Called…
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Millie McGonigle lives in sunny California. It…
From Newbery medalist Karen Cushman, the adventures of a lovable rogue and vagabond–a perfect picaresque.
In a world where the magical and ordinary intersect, shy Grayling goes on a quest to break an evil spell, armed with only her own nonmagical skills. Introduction by Newbery…
A girl rejected by her alchemist father–who is working to change base metal into gold–meets challenges made all the greater by the fact that she needs crutches to walk, and…
A prickly young orphan searches for her new family in this witty, spirited story from Newbery medalist Karen Cushman. Introduction by fellow Newbery medalist Avi.
Unwillingly catapulted from a reclusive life of prayer and study to become assistant to Red Peg the Bonesetter, Matilda discovers that companionship, compassion, laughter, and love are the best medicine…
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Shy Francine lives in the McCarthy era, when many people are being punished for speaking up, and she has always stayed in the background–until she finds she must stand up…
With wit and determination, thirteen-year-old Catherine chronicles her sometimes outrageous strategies to thwart her father’s plans to marry her off and finds a way to make her voice heard among…
California Morning Whipple declares her independence by renaming herself Lucy and resisting life in a rough-and-tumble Gold Rush mining camp. A classic comic tale with a willful, relatable heroine from…
The historical fiction classic, told in the form of a diary, has drawn in generations of readers and is a Newbery Honor Book.
Catherine feels trapped. Her father is determined…
A poor girl in medieval England gains a name, a purpose, and a future in this delightful and beloved Newbery Medal-winning book. Now with a new cover! (School Library Journal…
Set in 13th Century England, Karen Cushman’s fun and poignant novel is about a fourteen-year-old girl’s longing for adventures beyond the usual role of women.
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Monica Furlong
Narrated by Wise Child’s cousin Colman, this final adventure of Furlong’s famous trio tells how Juniper and her companions return to Cornwall for sanctuary, only to find much has changed…
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A reference work which attempts to cover all aspects of the planning, design and leasing of new or refitted office space. Chapters discuss interior design contracts, the evaluation of office…
