Stubborn, reckless, and highly imaginative, 12-year-old Katy Carr wants to do so many wonderful things with her life. But when an accident leaves her paralyzed, a long recovery period provides the opportunity to learn some lessons in kindness and generosity. Fans of Little Women and Anne of Green Gables will enjoy this flavourful tale of a spunky heroine growing up in 19th century America. AGES: 8 to 12 AUTHOR: American author Sarah Chauncey Woolsey (1835?1905), who wrote under the pen name Susan Coolidge, is best known for her classic children's novel What Katy Did. Woolsey modeled the fictional Carr family on her own relatives and her heroine, Katy, on her childhood self. The book's popularity upon its 1872 publication led to four sequels.
