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caddie woodlawn
caddie woodlawn which has been captivating young readers since 1935 was awarded the john newbery medal for the most distinguished contribution to american literature for children . now it is in a brand new edition with lively illustrations by trina schart hyman . in her new foreword carol ryrie brink lovingly recalls the real caddie who was her grandmother and tells how she often sat spellbound listening listening as caddie told stories of her pioneer childhood . children everywhere will love redheaded caddie with her penchant for pranks . scarcely out of one scrape before she is into another she refuses to be a lady preferring instead to run the woods with her brothers . whether she is crossing the lake on a raft visiting an indian camp or listening to the tales of the circuit rider caddies adventures provide an exciting and authentic picture of life on the wisconsin frontier in the 1860s . and readers will discover as caddie learns what growing up truly means that it is not so very different today .
chronicles the adventures of eleven year old caddie growing up with her six brothers and sisters on the wisconsin frontier in the mid nineteenth century .