Deze auteur wordt gevierd om haar klassieke kinderliteratuur, vaak geïnspireerd door haar eigen leven en gezinsdynamiek. Haar verhalen verkennen doorgaans de complexiteit van het gezinsleven en maatschappelijke gebeurtenissen, met protagonisten die waardevolle lessen leren door hun ervaringen. De stijl van de auteur kenmerkt zich door levendigheid en een boeiende kwaliteit, waardoor lezers een kijkje krijgen in een vervlogen tijdperk. Haar nalatenschap leeft voort door werken die nieuwe generaties blijven vermaken en onderwijzen.
A well-loved and touching story about Katy Carr - the girl who wants to be as good as an angel, but somehow always manages to get into scrapes, and who, when the worst happens, finds the strength to realize her ambition.
What Katy Did at School and What Katy Did Next continue the story of the high- spirited and rebellious American girl, Katy Carr, and her family, who first appeared in What Katy Did. What Katy Did at School is a compelling tale of the intrigues of life at the New England girls' boarding school which Katy attends. Her trials and adventures are all interwoven with a sense of fun and gently ironic good humour. What Katy Did Next describes a tour by Katy of Europe, as she evolves from the child of earlier books into a spirited young woman, and brings to a satisfying close this delightful trilogy.
Katy Carr is the longest girl that was ever seen. She is all legs and elbows, and angles and joints. She tears her dress every day, hates sewing and doesn't care about being called 'good'. Her head is full of schemes and one day she plans to do something important. But a great deal is to happen to Katy before that time comes.
Dr Carr's mind is firmly made up. Katy and her little sister Clover are to spend a whole year away at boarding school. A strange place, far from home, but on arrival the girls have an inkling that it might turn out to be rather different from their expectations. One thing is for sure, it certainly isn't going to be dull with a girl like Rose Red as an ally.