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'Catherine Called Birdy' And Coming-Of-Age Magic
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'Catherine Called Birdy' And Coming-Of-Age Magic

We compare Lena Dunham's film adaptation to one of the novels that defined our collective childhood.
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If you are a geriatric or middle-aged millennial woman who loved Scholastic book fairs, you probably have core memories of “Catherine Called Birdy.” The 1994 historical fiction Y.A. novel by Karen Cushman was certainly formative for both of us.

The book follows spirited 14-year-old Birdy, the daughter of a country knig…

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