Gangly, quick-tempered Katy always means to be beautiful and beloved and as good as an angel one day, but meanwhile her resolutions somehow get forgotten or go horribly wrong. Until, one terrible day, the swing breaks...but it is still a long, eventful time before Katy learns to be as loving and patient as her beautiful, invalid Cousin Helen. Paperback , 184 pages Published April 1st 1997 by Puffin (first published 1872)