Author: Coolidge, Susan, 1835-1905,.
Publication year: 2017
Language: English
Media class: Paperback
Genre: Children's stories. lcsh
Category: Fiction
Publisher: Virago,
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 0349009597 9780349009599 (pbk):
Notes:
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.
Series title: Virago modern classics
Extent: 182 pages ; 20 cm.