Author: Susan Coolidge
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 673
Book Description
What Katy Did is an 1872 children's book which 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 1860s. 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. Two sequels follow Katy as she grows up: What Katy Did at School and What Katy Did Next. Two further sequels relating the adventures of Katy's younger siblings were also published—Clover and In the High Valley. Also their father, Dr. Carr, a hard working doctor feature in a short story titled "Curly Locks" thus completing the entire Carr Family Chronicle. Susan Coolidge, pen name of Sarah Chauncey Woolsey (1835–1905), was an American children's author who is best known for her Katy Carr Series. The fictional Carr family of this series was modeled after Woolsey's own family and the protagonist Katy Carr was inspired by Woolsey herself; while the brothers and sisters "Little Carrs" were modeled on her four younger siblings.
The Complete Katy Carr Series
Author: Susan Coolidge
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 673
Book Description
What Katy Did is an 1872 children's book which 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 1860s. 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. Two sequels follow Katy as she grows up: What Katy Did at School and What Katy Did Next. Two further sequels relating the adventures of Katy's younger siblings were also published—Clover and In the High Valley. Also their father, Dr. Carr, a hard working doctor feature in a short story titled "Curly Locks" thus completing the entire Carr Family Chronicle. Susan Coolidge, pen name of Sarah Chauncey Woolsey (1835–1905), was an American children's author who is best known for her Katy Carr Series. The fictional Carr family of this series was modeled after Woolsey's own family and the protagonist Katy Carr was inspired by Woolsey herself; while the brothers and sisters "Little Carrs" were modeled on her four younger siblings.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 673
Book Description
What Katy Did is an 1872 children's book which 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 1860s. 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. Two sequels follow Katy as she grows up: What Katy Did at School and What Katy Did Next. Two further sequels relating the adventures of Katy's younger siblings were also published—Clover and In the High Valley. Also their father, Dr. Carr, a hard working doctor feature in a short story titled "Curly Locks" thus completing the entire Carr Family Chronicle. Susan Coolidge, pen name of Sarah Chauncey Woolsey (1835–1905), was an American children's author who is best known for her Katy Carr Series. The fictional Carr family of this series was modeled after Woolsey's own family and the protagonist Katy Carr was inspired by Woolsey herself; while the brothers and sisters "Little Carrs" were modeled on her four younger siblings.
What Katy Did at School
Author: Susan Coolidge
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boarding schools
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Katy and Clover's adventures at "The Nunnery", a boarding school for girls in Hillsover, New Hampshire.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boarding schools
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Katy and Clover's adventures at "The Nunnery", a boarding school for girls in Hillsover, New Hampshire.
What Katy Did
Author: Susan Coolidge
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Twelve-year-old Katy always planned to do a great many wonderful things but in the end did something she never planned at all.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Twelve-year-old Katy always planned to do a great many wonderful things but in the end did something she never planned at all.
The Katy Chronicles
Author: Susan Coolidge
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781546892458
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Clover (1888) Katy is all grown up in the fourth book of the five-volume series. Will she or won't she get married? Meanwhile, Clover takes their youngest brother to the West for health reasons. There are lots of amusing and endearing moments in this novel. In The High Valley (1891) In the fifth and final volume in the Katy Chronicles, Lionel Young and his sister leave their home in England to travel to the remote High Valley in America where Lionel hopes to take a stake in a cattle business. Clover is now living in the High Valley and clashes with Imogen before Katy arrives on the scene.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781546892458
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Clover (1888) Katy is all grown up in the fourth book of the five-volume series. Will she or won't she get married? Meanwhile, Clover takes their youngest brother to the West for health reasons. There are lots of amusing and endearing moments in this novel. In The High Valley (1891) In the fifth and final volume in the Katy Chronicles, Lionel Young and his sister leave their home in England to travel to the remote High Valley in America where Lionel hopes to take a stake in a cattle business. Clover is now living in the High Valley and clashes with Imogen before Katy arrives on the scene.
Clover
Author: Susan Coolidge
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
KATY CARR Complete Series: What Katy Did, What Katy Did at School, What Katy Did Next, Clover, In the High Valley & Curly Locks (Illustrated)
Author: Susan Coolidge
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 673
Book Description
Susan Coolidge's Katy Carr Complete Series provides readers with a heartwarming and insightful look into the life of the adventurous and spirited protagonist, Katy Carr. Through a series of novels including 'What Katy Did,' 'What Katy Did at School,' and 'What Katy Did Next,' Coolidge explores themes of growth, resilience, and self-discovery. The series is written in a charming and engaging style that captures the essence of coming-of-age literature in the 19th century. Coolidge's vivid descriptions and relatable characters make the series a timeless classic that continues to resonate with readers today. Susan Coolidge, known for her inspirational and empowering storytelling, drew from her own experiences and observations to create the character of Katy Carr. As a children's author and a nurse, Coolidge infused her writing with a sense of compassion and understanding, making Katy's journey one that is both relatable and aspirational. I highly recommend Susan Coolidge's Katy Carr Complete Series to readers of all ages who enjoy classic coming-of-age tales with strong female protagonists. This series is a beautiful exploration of personal growth, friendship, and the triumph of the human spirit that will leave a lasting impression on anyone who delves into Katy's world.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 673
Book Description
Susan Coolidge's Katy Carr Complete Series provides readers with a heartwarming and insightful look into the life of the adventurous and spirited protagonist, Katy Carr. Through a series of novels including 'What Katy Did,' 'What Katy Did at School,' and 'What Katy Did Next,' Coolidge explores themes of growth, resilience, and self-discovery. The series is written in a charming and engaging style that captures the essence of coming-of-age literature in the 19th century. Coolidge's vivid descriptions and relatable characters make the series a timeless classic that continues to resonate with readers today. Susan Coolidge, known for her inspirational and empowering storytelling, drew from her own experiences and observations to create the character of Katy Carr. As a children's author and a nurse, Coolidge infused her writing with a sense of compassion and understanding, making Katy's journey one that is both relatable and aspirational. I highly recommend Susan Coolidge's Katy Carr Complete Series to readers of all ages who enjoy classic coming-of-age tales with strong female protagonists. This series is a beautiful exploration of personal growth, friendship, and the triumph of the human spirit that will leave a lasting impression on anyone who delves into Katy's world.
In the High Valley
KATY CARR - Complete Illustrated Series: What Katy Did, What Katy Did at School, What Katy Did Next, Clover, In the High Valley & Curly Locks
Author: Susan Coolidge
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 8075834429
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 663
Book Description
What Katy Did is a children's book which 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 1860s. 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. Two sequels follow Katy as she grows up: What Katy Did at School and What Katy Did Next. Two further sequels relating the adventures of Katy's younger siblings were also published—Clover and In the High Valley. Also their father, Dr. Carr, a hard working doctor feature in a short story titled "Curly Locks" thus completing the entire Carr Family Chronicle. Susan Coolidge, pen name of Sarah Chauncey Woolsey (1835–1905), was an American children's author who is best known for her Katy Carr Series. The fictional Carr family of this series was modeled after Woolsey's own family and the protagonist Katy Carr was inspired by Woolsey herself; while the brothers and sisters "Little Carrs" were modeled on her four younger siblings.
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 8075834429
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 663
Book Description
What Katy Did is a children's book which 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 1860s. 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. Two sequels follow Katy as she grows up: What Katy Did at School and What Katy Did Next. Two further sequels relating the adventures of Katy's younger siblings were also published—Clover and In the High Valley. Also their father, Dr. Carr, a hard working doctor feature in a short story titled "Curly Locks" thus completing the entire Carr Family Chronicle. Susan Coolidge, pen name of Sarah Chauncey Woolsey (1835–1905), was an American children's author who is best known for her Katy Carr Series. The fictional Carr family of this series was modeled after Woolsey's own family and the protagonist Katy Carr was inspired by Woolsey herself; while the brothers and sisters "Little Carrs" were modeled on her four younger siblings.
What Katy Did Next
Author: Susan Coolidge
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1447488768
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
This vintage text contains Sarah Chauncey Woolsey's heart-warming children's novel, 'What Katy Did Next'. It follows on from 'What Katy Did' (1872) and 'What Katy Did At School' (1873), continuing the adventures of Katy Carr as she travels through Europe. An endearing story to read to children at bedtime and a veritable must-have for those who have read and enjoyed the previous books in the series, 'What Katy Did Next' makes for a great addition to any bookshelf and is not to be missed by fans of Woolsey's work. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly rare and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1447488768
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
This vintage text contains Sarah Chauncey Woolsey's heart-warming children's novel, 'What Katy Did Next'. It follows on from 'What Katy Did' (1872) and 'What Katy Did At School' (1873), continuing the adventures of Katy Carr as she travels through Europe. An endearing story to read to children at bedtime and a veritable must-have for those who have read and enjoyed the previous books in the series, 'What Katy Did Next' makes for a great addition to any bookshelf and is not to be missed by fans of Woolsey's work. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly rare and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
Lost and Wanted
Author: Nell Freudenberger
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0804170967
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: VOGUE • FRESH AIR As a professor of physics at MIT, Helen Clapp disdains notions of the supernatural in favor of rational thought and proven ideas. So it’s perhaps especially vexing when, on an otherwise unremarkable Wednesday in June, she gets a phone call from a friend who has just died. That friend was Charlotte Boyce, Helen’s roommate at Harvard. The two women once confided in each other about everything: Helen’s struggles as a young woman in science, Charlie’s as a black screenwriter in Hollywood, their shared challenges as parents. But as the years passed, they gradually grew apart. And now Charlie is permanently, tragically gone. Drawn back into her friend’s orbit, Helen is forced to question the laws of the universe that have always steadied her mind and heart. Suspenseful, perceptive, deeply affecting, Lost and Wanted is a story of friends and lovers, lost and found, at the most defining moments of their lives.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0804170967
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: VOGUE • FRESH AIR As a professor of physics at MIT, Helen Clapp disdains notions of the supernatural in favor of rational thought and proven ideas. So it’s perhaps especially vexing when, on an otherwise unremarkable Wednesday in June, she gets a phone call from a friend who has just died. That friend was Charlotte Boyce, Helen’s roommate at Harvard. The two women once confided in each other about everything: Helen’s struggles as a young woman in science, Charlie’s as a black screenwriter in Hollywood, their shared challenges as parents. But as the years passed, they gradually grew apart. And now Charlie is permanently, tragically gone. Drawn back into her friend’s orbit, Helen is forced to question the laws of the universe that have always steadied her mind and heart. Suspenseful, perceptive, deeply affecting, Lost and Wanted is a story of friends and lovers, lost and found, at the most defining moments of their lives.