The boisterous, tall, unstoppable Katy Carr will win your heart in her struggle to become good
Susan Coolidge was born in 1835 in Ohio, USA. She worked as a nurse during the American Civil War, after which she started to write. She based her best known Carr family from What Katy Did on her own siblings. She also wrote What Katy Did at School, What Katy Did Next, Clover and In the High Valley.
This book really got me hooked while she struggled and was happy. I
recommend it to all children and I hope you enjoy it too!!!
*Guardian*
This tale of a boisterous child coming into maturity reads with the
same zest and insight as it would have done when it was first
published over 130 years ago
*Guardian*
So what makes these different to any other set of classics? In a
moment of inspiration Random House had the bright idea of actually
asking Key stage 2 children what extra ingredients they could add
to make children want to read. And does it work? Well, put it this
way...my 13-year-old daughter announced that she had to read a book
over the summer holiday and, without any prompting, spotted The Boy
in the Striped Pyjamas...and proceeded to read it! Now, if you knew
my 13-year-old daughter, you would realise that this is quite
remarkable. She reads texts, blogs and tags by the thousand - but
this is the first book she has read since going to high school, so
all hail Vintage Classics!
*National Association for the Teaching of English*
A book about a long lanky tomboy with tangled hair, a crazy
imagination and a whole heap of good intentions. Katy Carr wasn't
perfect - far from it - but she was perfect for me!
*Cathy Cassidy*
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