Caddie Woodlawn

Description

Caddie Woodlawn is a real adventurer. She d rather hunt than sew and plow than bake, and tries to beat her brother s dares every chance she gets. Caddie is friends with Indians, who scare most of the neighbors -- neighbors who, like her mother and sisters, don t understand her at all.

Caddie is brave, and her story is special because it s based on the life and memories of Carol Ryrie Brink s grandmother, the real Caddie Woodlawn. Her spirit and sense of fun have made this book a classic that readers have taken to their hearts for more than seventy years.At age 11, Caddie Woodlawn is the despair of her mother and the pride of her father: a clock-fixing tomboy running wild in the woods of Wisconsin. In 1864, this is a bit much for her Boston-bred mother to bear, but Caddie and her brothers are happy with the status quo. Written in 1935 about Carol Ryrie Brink s grandmother s childhood, the adventures of Caddie and her brothers are still exciting over 60 years later. With each chapter comes another ever-more exciting adventure: a midnight gallop on her horse across a frozen river to warn her American Indian friends of the white men s plan to attack; a prairie fire approaching the school house; and a letter from England that may change the family s life forever. This Newbery Medal-winning book bursts at the seams with Caddie s irrepressible spirit. In spite of her mother s misgivings, Caddie is a perfect role model for any girl--or boy, for that matter. She s big-hearted, she s brave, and she s mechanically inclined! (Ages 9 to 12)