Author(s): Susan Coolidge

Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds

Katy Carr intends to be beautiful and beloved and as sweet as an angel one day. For now, though, her hair is forever in a tangle, her dress is always torn and she doesn't care at all for being called 'good'. But then a terrible accident happens and Katy must find the courage to remember her daydreams and the delightful plans she once schemed; for when she is grown up she wants to do something grand. This wonderful children's classic has an introduction by Cathy Cassidy, and author and story notes at the end.