Who would we give it to? No one, actually. However, this book makes so many grievous offenses regarding ethnicity and cultural bias that it destroys its Slatebreaking credentials. She challenges gender norms and refuses to be boxed in by the expectations of her friends and family. Caddie is, apart from her surroundings, a Slatebreaking individual. She looks independent and strong and like someone who I would want to be my friend.ĭoes it break the slate? Tough call. Caddie is joyously skating on a frozen pond, her glorious red hair flying loose behind her. Currently available.įace Value: There are hundreds of variations on the Caddie Woodlawn cover out there, but I am particularly fond of the cover on my copy. Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink. Macmillan, 1935.
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