Books by Susan Coolidge

Tall, gangly, and tomboyish Katy was badly injured in an accident which has left her partially paralysed. This has been tough on the wild girl, who is no longer able to play with her siblings or roam around nature the way she used to. But Katy has now regained some feelings in her legs, and can finally start to slowly walk again. Her father feels she is healthy enough to start school, so he sends her off to be educated. It is with mixed emotions that Katy goes. Starting school will be exciting, but won’t she miss her siblings too much to learn anything?This is the second book in the Katy series, which has been elected one of the best children’s books by its readers. The series takes place in 1860's Ohio.Susan Coolidge (1835-1905) was an American children’s’ book author, best known for her novel ‘What Katy Did’ (1872), which was inspired by her own childhood. She started writing after working as a nurse during the American Civil War.

Katy Carr on 12-vuotias villi mutta hyvasydaminen poikatytto, jolle pienet haaverit ovat arkipaivaa. Eraana paivana Katy riitelee tatinsa kanssa poikkeuksellisen kovaa. Riidasta suivaantuneena Katy juoksee pihalle. Pihalle ja kohti keinua, jota tati on kieltanyt kayttamasta.Katy ei kuitenkaan tieda, etta keinu on hengenvaarallisesti rikki - ja etta tama paiva tulee vaikuttamaan hanen koko loppuelamaansa."e;Mita Katy teki"e; on Susan Coolidgen koskettava lastenromaani vuodelta 1872.-

"To-morrow I will begin, thought Katy." Twelve-year-old Katy Carr desperately wants to be good. But being a wild and hot-headed tomboy, it seems so much easier to start being good tomorrow than it does today. Even when her kind and patient invalid cousin comes to visit, Katy‘s resolution to change only lasts a few hours. But soon she will have much more in common with her cousin than she wished and it will confine her to her room perhaps forever. Will it make her finally able to uphold her promise? Author Susan Coolidge‘s `What Katy did‘ (1872) was published by the same publisher as `Little Women‘ by Louisa May Alcott, and speaks to the same audience of people who enjoy well-written girl characters. The most recent film adaptation saw Alison Pill, Michael Cera and Megan Follows (`Anne of Green Gables‘), and the book has made its mark on popular culture too, lending its name to a The Libertines song and two episodes of the hit show `Lost‘.Susan Coolidge (1835-1905) was an American children‘s‘ book author, best known for her novel `What Katy Did‘ (1872), which was inspired by her own childhood. She started writing after working as a nurse during the American Civil War.

Pojkflickan Katy älskar att vara ute och leka med sina syskon, och bege sig ut på olika äventyr. Hennes mor dog när hon var ung, så när hennes pappa arbetar på läkarkliniken tas Katy och hennes syskon om hand av deras deras släkting, tant Izzie. Izzie är sträng, men Katy är både livlig och intelligent, och brukar oftast komma undan med sina busstreck.En dag när Katy är ute och gungar förändras allt. Hon gungar för högt, och faller handlöst mot marken. Han överlever det svåra fallet, men förlorar känseln i sina ben. Den annars så levnadsglada tolvåringen tvingas nu att spendera nästan all tid i sängen. Ska hon någonsin kunna gå igen?Detta är den första boken i serien om Katy. Serien har röstats fram av läsare som en av de bästa barn- och ungdomsböckerna i USA någonsin. Serien utspelar sig i 1860-talets Ohio.Susan Coolidge är pseudonymen som användes av författarinnan Sarah Chauncey Woolsey (1835-1905). Woolsey hade en ovanligt produktiv författarkarriär, och skrev fler amerikanska klassiker. Bland hennes mest kända verk finns berättelsen om Katy, som älskats av unga läsare i ett och ett halvt sekel.