What Katy Did Joseph Woods

What Katy Did Joseph WoodsSusan Coolidges What Katy Did has captured the imaginations of readers since its first publication in 1872. A classic of American childrens literature, it tells the story of Katy Carr twelve years old, free spirited, perennially untidy, endearingly awkward and irrepressibly imaginative. Accompanied by her many siblings, Katy embarks on a series of playful misadventures when she can escape the watchful eye of her fussy Aunt Izzie until disaster

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