Twelve-year-old Katy Carr, eldest of six motherless children in a doctor’s household, is tall, untidy, full of grand plans and forever in scrapes. She means to be beautiful and good someday. Then a disobedient ride on a new swing leaves her bedridden, and with the help of her invalid Cousin Helen she must learn a harder lesson in patience.
An American children’s classic of 1872, still read for its warm, funny portrait of a large family. Download the free EPUB.