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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.

  十一岁的凯蒂可是一个真正的冒险家。她宁愿打猎，也不愿做针线活；宁愿犁地，也不愿在火炉旁烤面包，而且她一有机会就想打败哥哥。在家里众多的孩子中，她机智勇敢，善良乐观，尽管她的母亲注重教养和礼节，她也坚决拒绝成为一名淑女。在她看来，生活的真正魅力存在于旷野中，存在于富有巧思的创造中。所以，她不顾母亲的反对，撑着竹筏过河，拜访印第安人部落，听归来的远行者讲故事……日子一天天过去，她终于明白，在冒险之外，成长还有另一重意味……
★本书讲述了一个西部荒野背景下的成长故事，充满冒险的味道和原始的气息，展现了开拓者的勇气和探索精神。
★野丫头凯蒂这一人物形象，已经成了拓荒女孩的经典形象。她所代表的精神：勇敢、无畏、坚强又充满爱心，是当代青少年应具备的基本素质。
★书中凯蒂的成长方式，很好地展现了“撕掉性别标签”的教育，这让出版近一个世纪的书，在今天读来仍有新意。