{"product_id":"heaven-to-betsy-betsy-in-spite-of-herself-isbn-9780061794698","title":"Heaven to Betsy\/Betsy in Spite of Herself","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Some characters become your friends for life. That’s how it was for me with Betsy-Tacy.” —Judy Blume\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a Foreword by Laura Lippman \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the first of the high school books in Maud Hart Lovelace’s beloved Betsy-Tacy series, Betsy and Tacy experience the highs and lows of freshman and sophomore year in Deep Valley, Minnesota in 1906 and 1907.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetsy Ray is loving every minute of freshman year at Deep Valley High in \u003ci\u003eHeaven to Betsy\u003c\/i\u003e – with new and old friends all around, her high school “Crowd” is born. Her passion to become a writer faces off with a tough teacher for the first time and she finds camaraderie with a new, if aloof, boy in town who share her talent for writing. But most intriguing of all is the boy she and her best friend Tacy dub the “Tall Dark Stranger.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a sophomore, Betsy finds herself the center of every activity at Deep Valley High in \u003ci\u003eBetsy in Spite of Herself\u003c\/i\u003e – and suddenly, thanks to her old friend Tib, she’s offered a golden opportunity for glorious transformation. But will she impress the boy with the shiny red auto by becoming dramatic, mysterious “Betsye,” while staying true to herself, the Crowd and her dream of becoming a writer – or would she be better off just being Betsy in Spite of Herself?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a foreword by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Laura Lippman, cover art illustrated by Vera Neville from the original 1945 publication of \u003ci\u003eHeaven to Betsy\u003c\/i\u003e, interior illustrations by Neville, along with archival material and photos of Maud Hart Lovelace, her friends and the town of Mankato, MN, the basis for Deep Valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany of places and homes from the books can still be seen today, including Betsy’s and Tacy’s childhood homes, which are available to tour thanks to the Betsy-Tacy Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead all the books in the classic Betsy-Tacy series, which follows aspiring writer Betsy Ray and her friends from the age of five through to Betsy’s post-high school travel in pre-WWI Europe and her wedding, spanning the first decade of the 1900s and beyond. These iconic stories, based in large part on Maud Hart Lovelace’s own childhood, teenage years and young adulthood in Mankato (Deep Valley), MN have been beloved by generations of readers and authors alike:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Betsy-Tacy Books \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetsy-Tacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetsy, Tacy and Tib\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetsy and Tacy Go Downtown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso available in the four-volume omnibus \u003ci\u003eThe Betsy-Tacy Treasury \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeaven to Betsy\/Betsy in Spite of Herself\u003c\/i\u003e (two-volume omnibus)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetsy Was a Junior\/Betsy and Joe\u003c\/i\u003e (two-volume omnibus)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetsy and the Great World\/Betsy’s Wedding \u003c\/i\u003e(two-volume omnibus)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Deep Valley Books (books about other characters in Betsy’s Crowd and town):\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarney’s House Party\/Winona’s Pony Cart\u003c\/i\u003e (two-volume omnibus)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmily of Deep Valley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887912808677,"sku":"NP9780061794698","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061794698.jpg?v=1730227719","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/heaven-to-betsy-betsy-in-spite-of-herself-isbn-9780061794698","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}