Summary Of Catherine, Called Birdy By Karen Cushman

Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman was about a girl in medieval England named Catherine. Catherine is a young girl in her mid-teens, the normal age for girls to get married in her era. But Catherine doesn’t want to get married. She wants to be a monk, a writer, a painter, a saint, a crusader, a street performer, anything but the wife to a man who bought her from her father. Catherine manages to send over three suitors running, but when an old, rich drunk comes to take her away to his castle, Catherine finds herself in a tough spot. This inspiring book is about a young girl who has to make many hard decisions that will shape how she will live for the rest of her life.

One of Catherine’s choices was to run away with a group of Jews that