What Katy Did Next (Best Loved Stories)
by Susan Coolidge
Middle grade · ages 8–12 · grades 3–7 · 820L · 2022
Why we'd hand it over
A 150-year-old sequel that still delivers—Katy's European coming-of-age unfolds with genuine humor and cultural observation, though the pacing meanders in places modern kids raised on plot-driven narratives might notice.