What Katy did
Coolidge, Susan, 1835-19052017
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The 'What Katy Did' trilogy was first published in the late 1800s, but was there ever such a modern girl as wild, irrepressible Katy? What makes this novel so groundbreaking is Coolidge's realistic portrait of a childhood, with the high spirits, temper tantrums and naughtiness you'd expect to see in any 'normal' child. Coolidge is not interested in sermonising and morals, and her characters aren't in a continual quest for perfection; she's interested in the people, their imperfections, a family and its dynamics. Which is why these books are so enjoyable to a modern audience, and why they deserve to be championed.
Main title:
What Katy did / Susan Coolidge.
Author:
Coolidge, Susan, 1835-1905, author
Imprint:
London : Virago, 2017.
Collation:
182 pages ; 20 cm.
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Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9780349009599 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.4JC
Local class:
FIC.J
Language:
English
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BRN:
1930168
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