What Katy did at school

Title:

Author:

Coolidge, Susan, 1835-1905.

ISBN:

9780349009612

Personal Author:

Coolidge, Susan, 1835-1905.

Publication Date:

2017

1873

Physical Description:

195 pages ; 20 cm.

Series:

Virago modern classics ; 686

Virago modern classics ; 686.

General Note:

Originally published: Boston, Massachusetts: Roberts Brothers, 1873.

Abstract:

When Katy Carr and her sister Clover leave for boarding school, they are weighed down by worry. How will their father manage without their help? Can they ever hope to fit in and make new friends? When the Carr girls arrive, they meet the principal, Mrs Florence, who is tall, dignified and very strict: there are no less than 32 rules that students must adhere to! And with Miss Jane always on the prowl to discover the slightest fault, Katy fears that it might be more difficult to stay out of trouble than she'd hoped. But then she meets Rose Red - irrepressible, unconventional, and always full of fun.

Reading Level:

Juvenile.

Personal Subject:

Carr, Katy (Fictitious character)-Juvenile fiction.

Genre:

Children's stories.

Fiction 9+.

Classics.

Copies:

Available:*

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Summary

'One of my all-time favourite books . . . It's a very lively funny story' JACQUELINE WILSON

'A girl's journey from sweltering midwestern plains to the freezing east coast suggests cold can spark an intellectual awakening' SARAH CROWN, GUARDIAN

'Katy speaks with a charm and directness that remains as fresh as when it was written' AMANDA CRAIG

When Katy Carr and her sister Clover leave for boarding school, they are weighed down by worry. How will their father manage without their help? Can they ever hope to fit in and make new friends? When the Carr girls arrive, they meet the principal, Mrs Florence, who is tall, dignified and very strict: there are no less than thirty-two rules that students must adhere to! And with Miss Jane always on the prowl to discover the slightest fault, Katy fears that it might be more difficult to stay out of trouble than she'd hoped. But then she meets Rose Red - irrepressible, unconventional and always full of fun. With the right friends, Katy can't help but get into all sorts of scrapes.

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Author Notes

Susan Coolidge was born in 1835 in Cleveland, Ohio, but grew up in Connecticut. During the American Civil War, Coolidge worked as a nurse. Susan Coolidge loved writing stories even when she was a child, and What Katy Did is based on Susan and her brothers and sisters when they were young. Susan, like Katy, was a high-spirited, imaginative little girl who often got into trouble.

Her realistic portrait of childhood set her apart from other writers of her time. Instead of teaching morals, she was interested in her characters, their imperfections and the dynamics of a family. The What Katy Did trilogy was a huge success.