Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
/Catherine is a pretty typical girl. Her mother and father are always getting on about her for doing her chores. Her older brother keeps giving her advice she doesn’t want. And she writes down the more exciting parts of her life in a diary. Did I mention that she lives in the year 1290 in England? Her chores include hemming sheets, spinning wool, and making soap. Her brother is a monk and her dad is trying to marry her off to the richest suitor he can find. Lucky for us readers, Catherine, called Birdy, is full of tricks to keep from having to spend the rest of her life with an ugly old man.