What Katy Did

Susan Coolidge

Dec 2014 · Sold by HarperCollins

About this ebook

Twelve-year-old Katy Carr is adventurous and mischievous, and although she has a good heart, she often finds herself in trouble for breaking the rules or losing her temper. With dreams of growing up to be someone famous and important, Katy charges through her childhood until, one day, an accident leaves her bedridden, and she must learn the value of patience, thoughtfulness and kindness.

The immense popularity of What Katy Did upon its publication inspired several sequels, including What Katy Did at School and What Katy Did Next. The book has also been adapted into several TV movies, including one from 2009 starring Allison Pill and Michael Cera.

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Ratings and reviews

OPPULENCE OF THOSE DAYS It is thriling, and so lovely. I cannot resist this book ever. It is so lovingly written, as I have noticed, and Ms. Susan has described Katy Carr's attitude in a lovely way. But I love Cousin Helen, in spite of the adventurous Carr's.

Lovely, easy to read and funny book for both children and adults alike. I recommend

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About the author

Susan Coolidge was the pen name of nineteenth-century American author Sarah Chauncey Woolsey. Born to wealth, Coolidge worked as a nurse during the Civil War before returning to her family home to take up a career in writing. Although best known for her classic Katy series of children’s novels including What Katy Did and What Katy Did Next, Coolidge also published more than twenty works of fiction, and edited The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mrs. Delaney and The Diary and Letter of Frances Burney. Coolidge died in 1905.