Catherine, Called Birdy
by Karen Cushman
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
Year Published 1994
Word Count 47,808
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1090L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 8693, 8 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Middle Ages--Fiction
- Fiction
- Middle Ages
- Young Adult Fiction | Historical | Europe
- Young Adult Fiction | Historical | Medieval
- Diaries
- England
- Young Adult Fiction | Humorous | General
- Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women
- England--Fiction
- Diaries--Fiction
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Awards & Distinctions 4

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2023
Fiction Winner, 1995

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 1995

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2023
Honor, 1995

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1994
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