What Katy Did
-Susan Coolidge
A
wonderful vintage classic written by Susan Coolidge. This book is an original
unabridged text published by Random House Group. It has 222 pages which tells
about American family life in the nineteenth century!the book has a wonderful
cover illustration. Also it has fun quizzes and questions at the end.
The
protagonist is a 12-year old girl named Katy Carr who is the oldest among the 6
siblings of the Carr family. She is tall and a tomboy and always got into
scrapes, but wished to be beautiful and beloved. She had lost her mother .Her
dad, Dr.Carr looked after all of them with the help of her sister who was
called Aunt Izzie. At first Katy disliked her very much. She was expected to
look after her siblings, but she showed up as a dictator. Meanwhile she loved
her disabled Cousin Helen and all her stories. But things changed pretty
quickly. One day changed the whole of her life! She was sent into the school of
pain as was told by Cousin Helen. Yes, a terrible accident made her an invalid.
Her 4 years of bed-ridden life gradually made her very kind, neat, pleasant and
good.
This
isn’t just a novel, it’s something beyond. It takes us back to the 18th
century America where girls were expected to be “ladylike”. It also tells us
about the medical sciences of that time, when there were no treatment for such injuries.
Also, getting into an accident meant you were an invalid, and that was the end
of the world!
I
would suggest this book to everyone in 8th,9th and 10th.
It really teaches many things. So, read this book to find out what Katy did. I hope that all will have a wonderful time reading
it, just like I did!
T.Anagha
Sivadas
IX
C, S4399
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