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Betsy-tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace

Betsy-tacy

Maud Hart Lovelace

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · August 14, 2007

A Classics pick for readers exploring Betsy-tacy.

Friendship20th-Century U.S.Girls & Young Women
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Who it’s for
A warm childhood friendship unfolds through make-believe, shared play, and the arrival of a new friend.
Themes
Childhood friendship, Imaginative play, Welcoming a new friend
Genres
Friendship, 20th-Century U.S., Girls & Young Women

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  2. All-of-a-kind FamilySydney Taylor54% matchShares 20th-Century U.S. and Girls & Young Women
  3. Carney's House Party/winona's Pony CartMaud Hart Lovelace54% matchShares 20th-Century U.S. and Girls & Young Women
  4. Understood BetsyDorothy Canfield Fisher52% matchShares Girls & Young Women
  5. Best Family EverKaren Kingsbury, Tyler Russell46% match
  6. Thanksgiving FriendsTammi Salzano47% matchShares Friendship
  7. All-of-a-kind Family HanukkahEmily Jenkins46% match
  8. Skating ShoesNoel Streatfeild48% matchShares Friendship

For older readers: Heaven to Betsy/betsy in Spite of Herself, Emily of Deep Valley, Betsy and the Great World/betsy's Wedding

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About this book

Best Friends Forever There are lots of children on Hill Street, but no little girls Betsy's age. So when a new family moves into the house across the street, Betsy hopes they will have a little girl she can play with. Sure enough, they do—a little girl named Tacy. And from the moment they meet at Betsy's fifth birthday party, Betsy and Tacy becoms such good friends that everyone starts to think of them as one person—Betsy-Tacy. Betsy and Tacy have lots of fun together.

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They make a playhouse from a piano box, have a sand store, and dress up and go calling. And one day, they come home to a wonderful surprise—a new friend named Tib. Ever since their first publication in the 1940's, the Betsy-Tacy stories have been loved by each generation of young readers.

Small Friends, Big Days

A warm childhood friendship unfolds through make-believe, shared play, and the arrival of a new friend.

Come here for

  • A piano-box playhouse, a sand store, and dress-up calling
  • The easy delight of friends who become known as Betsy-Tacy

Expect

  • A gentle story centered on friendship and everyday play
  • A new friend joining the pair's orbit

Where it sits

20th-Century U.S.61%
Girls & Young Women52%
Friendship48%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Kids' Fiction
  • The Classics
  • US: Asian American Stories
  • Family Stories
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  • Girls & Young Women
  • 19th-Century U.S.
  • 20th-Century U.S.
  • Christmas & Advent
Authors
Maud Hart Lovelace
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
August 14, 2007
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Childhood friendship · Imaginative play · Welcoming a new friend
Reading lane
Kids' Fiction