What Katy did / Susan Coolidge.
Material type: TextPublisher: London, England : Virago Press, 2017Description: 182 pages ; 20 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780349009599
- 0349009597
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Childrens Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Children's Fiction | Children's Fiction | COOL | Available | T00812650 | ||
Childrens Fiction | Hakeke Street Library Children's Fiction | Children's Fiction | COOL | Available | T00633529 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
'It took me four days to read this book and I really enjoyed it' GUARDIAN
'One of my all-time favourite books. It's a very lively, funny story' JACQUELINE WILSON
'Katy speaks with a charm and directness that remains as fresh as when it was written' AMANDA CRAIG
Katy Carr has grand plans to be beautiful, graceful and ladylike . . . one day! But for now she has hair that is always tangled, bootlaces undone, a torn dress and she doesn't care about being well-behaved. With a wild imagination and high spirits, she is always up to mischief, but there never has been a heroine as lovable as Katy. Then a terrible accident happens and it takes all her courage and hard-learned patience to keep her dreams alive.
This collection of the best in children's literature, curated by Virago, will be coveted by children and adults alike. These are timeless tales with beautiful covers, that will be treasured and shared across the generations. Some titles you will already know; some will be new to you, but there are stories for everyone to love, whatever your age. Our list includes Nina Bawden ( Carrie's War , The Peppermint Pig ), Rumer Godden ( The Dark Horse , An Episode of Sparrow s), Joan Aiken ( The Serial Garden , The Gift Giving ) E. Nesbit ( The Psammead Trilogy, The Bastable Trilogy, The Railway Children ), Frances Hodgson Burnett ( The Little Princess , The Secret Garden ) and Susan Coolidge (The What Katy Did Trilogy). Discover Virago Children's Classics.
Originally published: Roberts Brothers, 1872.
Katy, a 12-year-old gangly tomboy, dreams of blossoming into a sophisticated young woman, capable of grand deeds and adventures. She is however prone to mischief, and leads her six siblings into various scrapes, much to the annoyance of her kindly father and domineering aunt. Her life is turned upside down by a terrible accident, which leaves her bedridden invalid. Now she is forced to learn the virtues of patience, sacrifice and hopefulness, as she comes to terms with her disability.