What Katy Did
Susan Coolidge
Paperback
(CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Aug. 27, 2015)
A beautiful new edition of this heart-warming classic. What Katy Did is an 1872 children's book written by Sarah Chauncey Woolsey under her pen name Susan Coolidge. It follows the adventures of a twelve-year-old American girl, Katy Carr, and her family who live in the fictional lakeside Ohio town of Burnet in the late nineteenth century. Katy is a tall untidy tomboy, forever getting into scrapes but wishing to be beautiful and beloved. When a terrible accident makes her an invalid, her illness and four-year recovery gradually teach her to be as good and kind as she has always wanted. Tomboy Katy Carr dreams of one day being 'beautiful and beloved, and amiable as an angel'. For now though she is disheveled, untidy, and always getting into mischief. But when a terrible accident threatens Katy's grand plans for the future, she must draw on her good humor and courage to see her through. Fans of Little Women and Anne of Green Gables will enjoy reading this unforgettable tale of a spunky heroine who learns patience and responsibility as a teenager growing up in a simpler time in America.