#122 in Children’s books
Caddie Woodlawn
- 270
- Pages
- about 5 h
- Reading time
- Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
- Newbery Medal
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Our view
“Caddie Woodlawn” is a lively pioneer story about a girl who would rather run wild with her brothers than learn to be a lady. Carol Ryrie Brink sets it on the Wisconsin frontier in the years of the Civil War, and the book won the Newbery Medal in 1936. Some readers enjoy sharing it with their children as much as reading it themselves.
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About the book
Caddie Woodlawn is a children's historical fiction novel by Carol Ryrie Brink that received the Newbery Medal in 1936 and a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1958. The original 1935 edition was illustrated by Newbery-award-winning author and illustrator Kate Seredy. Macmillan released a later edition in 1973, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.5 across 67 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 31% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Children’s books average of 7.9. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.6 | 17 | 25% |
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 50 | 75% |
Frequently asked
What age is Caddie Woodlawn for?
Caddie Woodlawn sits on the Children shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 5–10. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 270 pages — shorter than 85% of the ranked books in Children’s books.
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