What Katy Did (Collins Classics)
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โAnd now, Katy, it's your turn. Tell us what you're going to be when you grow up.โ
โIโm not sure about what Iโll be,โ replied Katy; โbeautiful, of course, and good if I can. Thatโs what Iโd like to be. But now Iโll tell you what I mean to do...โ
Tomboyish Katy Carr is tall, gangling, and full of mischief. Constantly scheming and playing with her brothers and sisters, 12-year-old Katy dreams that one day she will be โbeautiful and beloved, and amiable as an angelโ. But goodness and obedience donโt come easily to Katy, who had promised to be a good stand-in mother to her younger siblings but finds it difficult to stick to her word. When her bedridden cousin Helen comes to stay, Katy becomes enchanted with her as the living embodiment of goodness and light. On the day Helen leaves, Katy devotes herself to be a shining example of Helenโs behaviour. But quickly the best of intentions go awry, and a day of mischief ends in an accident: a serious fall from a swing that seems to threaten Katyโs grand hopes for the future. But by focusing on the good humour and strength she witnessed in Helen, Katy eventually learns to overcome her difficulties in the โSchool of Painโ, and to practice strength, patience, and hope.
Originally published in 1872, and often paired with The Secret Garden and Pollyanna, What Katy Did is the classic American tale of childhood, love, hope, and โdoing goodโ.
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Susan Coolidge was the pen name of Sarah Chauncey Woolsey (1835โ1905). She wrote book-length stories as well as short stories and poems and is best known for What Katy Did and the series that followed.
