An Old-Fashioned Girl vs What Katy Did Next (Best Loved Stories): Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Girls, Young women, Conduct of life, Friendship, Young Adult, Children's fiction
An Old-Fashioned Girl
“"It's time to go to the station, Tom."”
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Polly visits her wealthy friend Fanny Shaw in the city and is overwhelmed by the fashionable and urban life they live--but also left out because of her "countrified" manners and outdated clothes.
What Katy Did Next (Best Loved Stories)
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Katy Carr can hardly believe it when she is invited to spend a whole year in Europe with Mrs Ashe and Amy. Although a year seems like a long time away from her beloved family, living in the small American town of…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- An Old-Fashioned Girl has the widest readership — 22901 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| An Old-Fashioned Girl | What Katy Did Next (Best Loved Stories) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (22901) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (22) | 3.8 (9) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (404) | 4.5 (24) |
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Reception
| An Old-Fashioned Girl | What Katy Did Next (Best Loved Stories) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 22901 | 24 |
| Editions | 359 | 167 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 21884 | — |
| Written reviews | 1559 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 579 | — |
| Pages | — | 200 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: An Old-Fashioned Girl or What Katy Did Next (Best Loved Stories)?
An Old-Fashioned Girl has the higher combined reader rating across sources (An Old-Fashioned Girl 4.1/5, What Katy Did Next (Best Loved Stories) 4.1/5).
Which is harder to read: An Old-Fashioned Girl or What Katy Did Next (Best Loved Stories)?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — An Old-Fashioned Girl: Challenging; What Katy Did Next (Best Loved Stories): Moderate.