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Betsy in Spite of Herself
Readers may remember the Betsy-Tacy books for the younger set, with larger print, a different illustrator, and less complicated sentence structure. As Betsy grows older, the style of the books becomes more sophisticated. There is one book for each year that Betsy is in high school, and Betsy in Spite of Herself is an account of Betsy's sophomore year. The books have the feel of a first person narrative because the stories are semi-autobiographical. S...
Heaven to Betsy
Readers may remember the Betsy-Tacy books for the younger set, with larger print, a different illustrator, and less complicated sentence structure. As Betsy grows older, the style of the books becomes more sophisticated. There is one book for each year that Betsy is in high school, and Heaven to Betsy is an account of Betsy's freshmen year. The books have the feel of a first person narrative because the stories are semi-autobiographical. Some edition...