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The First book in the “Katy Did Series” A children's book about the adventures of a twelve-year-old American girl, Katy Carr, and her family who live 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 recovery gradually teach her to be as good and kind as she has always wanted. The Author modeled Katy on her own childhood self, and the other 'Little Carrs' on her br...

What Katy Did is an 1872 children's book written by Sarah Chauncey Woolsey under her pen name Susan Coolidge. It 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...

'As soon as I started to read it, I was hooked' GUARDIAN'One of my all-time favourite books . . . It's a wonderful book' JACQUELINE WILSON'Katy speaks with a charm and directness that remains as fresh as when it was written' AMANDA CRAIG'Europe beckoned more brilliantly now that they were fairly embarked on their journey. The sun shone, the lake was a beautiful, dazzling blue, and Katy said to herself, ...

In this sequel to What Katy Did Next, Clover Carr (Katy's sister) is now grown up and after Katy's marriage she is left to take care of his ailing brother "Little Phill" in the mountains of Colorado. Luckily for the home-sick Clover, her cousin Clarence Page also lives there with his partner Geoff Templestowe and young love blossoms between Geoff and Clover!

Susan Coolidge was a prolific American author best known for writing books for children. Coolidge is best known today for the coming of age stories surrounding Katy Carr. This edition of In the High Valley includes a table of contents.

Katy Carr is a young woman when a family friend, Amy Ashe, comes to live with the Carrs for a time. Amy and Katy soon become close friends, and when Amy is given an opportunity to travel to Europe, she invites Katy to come along.What Katy Did Next is the third book about Katy Carr written by Susan Coolidge, and takes place after What Katy Did and What Katy Did at School. It is followed by Clover, which returns to Katy’s life after she is married,...

Karpathos publishes the greatest works of history's greatest authors and collects them to make it easy and affordable for readers to have them all at the push of a button. All of our collections include a linked table of contents.Susan Coolidge was an American author best known for the Katy Carr coming of age stories. This collection includes the following:What Katy DidWhat Katy Did at SchoolWhat Katy Did NextCloverIn the High Valley

Ruby and Garnet are ten-year-old twins. They're identical, and they do EVERYTHING together, especially since their mother died three years earlier - but they couldn't be more different. Bossy, bouncy, funny Ruby loves to take charge, and is desperate to be a famous actress, while quiet, sensitive, academic Garnet loves nothing more than to curl up with one of her favourite books. And when everything around the twins is changing so much, can being a double act work for ever?

"The Story of the Treasure Seekers" by Edith Nesbit follows the spirited Bastable siblings on their quest for wealth to alleviate their family's financial struggles. Through ingenious schemes and misadventures, the children navigate the challenges of London, learning valuable lessons about perseverance, family bonds, and the true meaning of treasure. Nesbit's classic tale combines humor and heart, capturing the essence of childhood dreams and the enduring power of imagination.

After an accidental fire, a new carpet is placed in the play room to replace the one that was destroyed. While playing, the children find an egg in the carpet. The egg hatches into a talking phoenix, that explains that the carpet is magical, and will grant the children three wishes per day. Through these wishes, the children have many magical adventures. In this book, Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and the Lamb continue their trilogy of adventures.

This carefully crafted ebook: "WHAT KATY DID TRILOGY – What Katy Did, What Katy Did at School & What Katy Did Next (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. 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 beauti...

The author of children’s classic ‘Ballet Shoes’ delights with a best-loved story of ice skating rivalry…“If you pass your inter-silver, I’ll tell Aunt Claudia that I don’t want to work with you any more.”Harriet is told that she must take up ice-skating in order to improve her health. She isn’t much good at it, until she meets Lalla Moore, a young skating star. Now Harriet is getting better and better on the ice, and Lalla doesn’t like it. Does Harriet want to save their fr...