Maud Hart Lovelace
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Betsy Was a Junior: It's the best school year ever, especially now that charming, funny Tib Muller is back in Deep Valley. But when her crowd gets into trouble, Betsy's best year could turn out to be her worst.
Betsy and Joe: Betsy always thought she and Joe Willard were made for each other-and now that summer's over and senior year's begun, it seems her dream is coming true! But her friend Tony Markham has come calling as well-and his intentions...
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This historical novel set at Old Fort Snelling in the 1830's is a rich and romantic re-creation of the early settlement period in Minnesota's history. Maud Hart Lovelace's careful research into the documents of the Historical Society, combined with her knowledge of the actual setting, enabled her to write a story that conveys a sense of time and place both accurate and compelling for young adults as well as general readers.
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The first four books in the beloved Betsy-Tacy series are ready to delight a new generation of readers-and to bring a grownup generation of readers back to the engrossing stories of their youth. Following the childhoods of Betsy Ray and her friends in the late 1800s and early 1900s, this handsome anthology collects the original Betsy-Tacy as well as Betsy, Tacy and Tib, Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill, and Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown. Forewords...
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Betsy and the Great World: Betsy Ray is twenty-one and on the adventure of a lifetime: a solo tour of Europe! There's even a handsome Italian, Marco, who's going overboard for her-if only she could stop thinking about her ex-sweetheart Joe Willard.
Betsy's Wedding: When Betsy's boat docks in New York, Joe is waiting there . . . with a ring! But she's going to learn that marriage isn't all candlelight, roses, and kisses. There's also cooking, ironing,...
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"I re-read these books every year, marveling at how a world so quaint-shirtwaists! Pompadours! Merry Widow hats!-can feature a heroine who is undeniably modern." -Laura Lippman
"There are three authors whose body of work I have reread more than once over my adult life: Charles Dickens, Jane Austen and Maud Hart Lovelace." -Anna Quindlen
Often considered Maud Hart Lovelace's best novel, Emily of Deep Valley is now back in print. This gorgeous...
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Heaven to Betsy: Betsy Ray is loving every minute of freshman year at Deep Valley High-with new and old friends all around her . . . not to mention boys! But most intriguing of all is the one she and her best friend, Tacy, dub "the Tall Dark Stranger."
Betsy in Spite of Herself: Betsy is at the center of every activity as a Deep Valley High sophomore-and suddenly, thanks to her old friend Tib, she's offered a golden opportunity for glorious transformation....
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"Some characters become your friends for life. That's how it was for me with Betsy-Tacy." -Judy Blume
"I am fairly certain that my independent, high-spirited grandmother must have had a childhood similar to Betsy Ray's….As I read...I felt that I was having an unexpected and welcome peek into Granny's childhood." -Ann M. Martin, author of The Baby-sitter's Club
Two of Maud Hart Lovelace's beloved Deep Valley books join the Harper Perennial Modern...
8) Betsy-Tacy
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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After Tacy Kelly moves into the house across the street from Betsy Ray, the five-year-olds become inseparable friends.
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Betsy-Tacy book volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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The further adventures of twelve-year-old friends Betsy, Tacy, and Tib as they explore the world beyond their neighborhood and discover the public library, see a real play, and make friends with the owners of the downtown hotel.
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Betsy-Tacy book volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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As Betsy, Tacy and Tib turn ten in the town of Deep Valley, they are ready for an exciting summer which includes falling in love with the King of Spain, performing in the School Entertainment, and going over the Big Hill to Little Syria.
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Harper Perennial Modern Classics
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2011
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English
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"The Betsy-Tacy Treasury brings together the first four books in Maud Hart Lovelace's classic series: Betsy-Tacy, Betsy-Tacy and Tib, Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill, and Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown. Tracing the girls' lives from early childhood to the brink of adolescence, Lovelace illuminates their innocent, mischievous fun and their eye-opening adventures exploring the world around them--from the stories Betsy spins from their neighborhood bench...