Betsy Was a Junior/Betsy and Joe - eBook

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By: Maud Hart Lovelace

William Morrow Paperbacks / 2011 / ePub

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Children will love the timeless classic of Betsy Ray, a young woman growing up in the early 1900s whose ambition is to be a writer, and the adventures she and her friends are in! Originally in single volume formats, now 2 stories are featured in 1 book.
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 are definitely romantic.

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Title: Betsy Was a Junior/Betsy and Joe - eBook
By: Maud Hart Lovelace
Format: DRM Protected ePub
Vendor: William Morrow Paperbacks

Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 9780061999550
ISBN-13: 9780061999550
Stock No: WW70535EB

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Betsy Ray has big plans for her junior year.

She’s going to be serious, buckle down on her writing, and finally, finally go with Joe Willard. But as this charming coming-of-age story unfolds, her plans take a hilarious detour when she and her friends start a secret sorority, the Okto Deltas. Suddenly, her life is a whirlwind of parties, dances, and progressive dinners, and her dream of winning the Essay Contest—and Joe’s heart—seems to be slipping away.

Just when Betsy thinks things can’t get more complicated, Joe starts going with the sophisticated Phyllis Brandish. Through a junior year of spectacular failures and a senior year filled with misunderstandings, Betsy and Joe circle each other in a classic slow burn romance. As an aspiring writer, Betsy chronicles it all in her journal, navigating the social whirl of her beloved high school Crowd, the unbreakable bonds of friendship, and the long, winding path toward her own heart.

Covering their junior and senior years, these two classic novels follow Betsy, Joe, and their friends through four years of laughter, heartbreak, and growth. It’s a timeless story about finding your voice, the enduring power of friendship, and the sweet, agonizing journey of first love.

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Maud Hart Lovelace (1892-1980) based her Betsy-Tacy series on her own childhood. Her series still boasts legions of fans, many of whom are members of the Betsy-Tacy Society, a national organization based in Mankato, Minnesota.

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“I read every one of these Betsy-Tacy-Tib books twice. I loved them as a child, as a young adult, and now, reading them with my daughter, as a mother. What a wonderful world it was!” - Bette Midler, actor and singer
“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
“Slipping into Betsy’s world 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
“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
“Some characters become your friends for life. That’s how it was for me with Betsy-Tacy.” - Judy Blume, bestselling author
“The Betsy-Tacy books were among my favorites when I was growing up.” - Nora Ephron, Academy Award-nominated director
“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-a gift to me from Maud Hart Lovelace.” - Ann M. Martin, creator/author of The Baby-sitters Club
“Family loyalty and the devotion of friends to one another, which for me are the defining characteristics of the Betsy-Tacy stories.” - Esther Hautzig, award-winning author, former Director of Children's Book Promotion for Thomas Y. Crowell Co., and former publicist for Betsy's Wedding in 1955
“I truly consider BETSY AND TACY GO DOWNTOWN to be the finest novel in the English language! I will never love any other books as much as I love the Betsy-Tacy books.” - Claudia Mills, children's book author, winner of National Book Award and Golden Kite Award
“I grew up 30 miles north of Mankato, and trips to town were filled with mystery and magic, because I was walking the same streets that Betsy and Tacy once walked. The Betsy-Tacy books...., more than any other books, fed my dream of becoming a writer one day.” - Jill Kalz, 2008 MN Book Awards Readers' Choice Award winner
“When I was growing up in the Bronx, I had lots of friends. But the girls I most enjoyed spending time with were Betsy, Tacy and Tib....in the series by Maud Hart Lovelace... - three girls full of good ideas, adventures and fun.” - Johanna Hurwitz, award-winning author of more than sixty popular books for young readers