not to mention boys! But most intriguing of all is the one she and her best friend, Tacy, dub 'the Tall Dark Stranger.'īetsy 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.

Heaven to Betsy: Betsy Ray is loving every minute of freshman year at Deep Valley High-with new and old friends all around her. '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 '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 Featuring a foreword by New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman and the original cover art from Heaven to Betsy. 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. That's how it was for me with Betsy-Tacy.' -Judy Blume 'Some characters become your friends for life. About the Book This brand-new edition of Maud Hart Lovelace s beloved works brings together the first two books of Betsy and Tacy s high school years, Heaven to Betsy and Betsy in Spite of Herself, along with a new foreword by New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman.'

The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz