Heaven to Betsy/betsy in Spite of Herself
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · September 29, 2009
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- Who it’s for
- Return to Betsy and Tacy as they begin high school in Deep Valley, Minnesota.
- Themes
- Starting high school, Quaint world, modern heroine
- Genres
- 20th-Century US YA, Coming of Age, YA Stories About Girls & Women
Nearest books
Matched by what the books are about, then ordered by what their readers also loved. Most of these share its genre: Coming of Age.
Betsy and the Great World/betsy's WeddingMaud Hart Lovelace65% matchAlso shares 20th-Century US YA
Emily of Deep ValleyMaud Hart Lovelace, Vera Neville67% matchAlso shares 20th-Century US YA
Best Foot ForwardJoan Bauer46% match
CamillaAnn Marie Lee, Madeleine L'Engle45% match
And Both Were YoungMadeleine L'Engle, Léna Roy47% match
The Joys of LoveMadeleine L'Engle52% matchAlso shares YA Stories About Girls & Women
Just As Long As We're TogetherJudy Blume52% match
The Peach RebellionWendelin Van Draanen51% matchAlso shares 20th-Century US YA
For younger readers: Betsy-tacy, Carney's House Party/winona's Pony Cart, Betsy-tacy and Tib
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“Some characters become your friends for life. That’s how it was for me with Betsy-Tacy.” —Judy Blume With a Foreword by Laura Lippman These two books in Maud Hart Lovelace’s beloved Betsy-Tacy series: Heaven to Betsy and Betsy in Spite of Herself see Betsy and Tacy start high school in Deep Valley, Minnesota. Featuring a foreword by New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman and the original cover art from Heaven to Betsy.
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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 re-read more than once over my adult life: Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, and Maud Hart Lovelace.” — Anna Quindlen “Slipping into a Betsy book is like slipping into a favorite pair of well-worn slippers: It’s always a pleasure to live in Betsy’s world for a little while, to experience her simple joys, but also her (thankfully short-lived) sorrows.” — Meg Cabot
A Familiar World
Return to Betsy and Tacy as they begin high school in Deep Valley, Minnesota.
Come here for
- Two Betsy-Tacy books gathered in one volume
- The pleasures of returning to a beloved series
Expect
- Betsy and Tacy's high-school years
- A foreword and original cover art from Heaven to Betsy
Where it sits
| 20th-Century US YA | 51% |
|---|---|
| YA Stories About Girls & Women | 39% |
| Coming of Age | 38% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Classics
- Coming of Age
- YA Stories About Girls & Women
- 19th-Century US YA
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- 20th-Century US YA
- Historical YA Romance
- YA Sci-Fi Romance
- Assimilation for Teens
- Authors
- Maud Hart Lovelace
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- September 29, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Starting high school · Quaint world, modern heroine
- Reading lane
- YA Classics