HARRIET WOODLAWN – Caddie’s mother, refined, wants the same for her children JOHN WOODLAWN – Caddie’s father, handsome and gentle, with quiet strength ROBERT IRETON – a cheery Irishman, taken to singing, dancing, and handing out good advice As one wise friend tells Caddie: “Families – they’re our link to forever, lass."ĬADDIE WOODLAWN – a young girl, 13 years old Through it all, the sacredness of tradition – passed from one generation to the next – is powerfully dramatized. Ultimately, Caddie learns invaluable lessons about reconciling the head-strong child she’s been, and the responsible adult she is soon to be. But her action only deepens her conflict with her mother.
In a dramatic climax, Caddie single-handedly diffuses a potentially deadly clash between the terrifi ed settlers and the local Dakota tribe through a daring and dangerous act. Her father, however, encourages her antics, that she might thrive amidst the new, tougher ways of the West. Carol Ryrie Brink’s Newbery Award-winning novel Caddie Woodlawn is brought to exuberant life as a musical.Ĭaddie (the iconic, high-spirited Wisconsin pioneer girl beloved by generations of readers) leads her willing siblings in a series of thrilling adventures, not always with the approval of her traditional Bostonian mother.
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