What is the author's style in Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink?

Caddie Woodlawn is written in the third person. With few exceptions, the narrator describes only events at which Caddie is present and what she thinks of those events.

The novel is divided into twenty-four chapters, some representing an hour or two, while others describe several weeks, or even months, of events. The novel is built around one year — a significant coming-of-age year for Caddie Woodlawn. There is little narrative thread; the novel is a picaresque succession of events, one on top of the other. The one thread holding them together is the effect these events have on Caddie’s growth from a child to young adult.