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Betsy-Tacy
The ''Betsy-Tacy ''books are a series of semi-autobiographical novels by American novelist and short-story writer Maud Hart Lovelace (1892-1980), which were originally published between 1940 and 1955 by the Thomas Y. Crowell Co. The books are now published by HarperCollins. The first four books were illustrated by Lois Lenski and the remainder by Vera Neville. The series follows the adventures of heroine Betsy Ray, who is based closely on the author, and her friends and family. The first book, '' Betsy-Tacy'', begins in 1897 on the eve of Betsy's fifth birthday, and the last book, '' Betsy's Wedding'', ends in 1917 as the United States prepares to enter the First World War. History The series was inspired by the bedtime stories which Lovelace told to her daughter Merian about her own childhood. The popularity of ''Betsy-Tacy'''', ''published in 1940, led her to write three more books, ''Betsy-Tacy and Tib'' (1941), ''Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hil''''l'' (1942), and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betsy-Tacy
The ''Betsy-Tacy ''books are a series of semi-autobiographical novels by American novelist and short-story writer Maud Hart Lovelace (1892-1980), which were originally published between 1940 and 1955 by the Thomas Y. Crowell Co. The books are now published by HarperCollins. The first four books were illustrated by Lois Lenski and the remainder by Vera Neville. The series follows the adventures of heroine Betsy Ray, who is based closely on the author, and her friends and family. The first book, '' Betsy-Tacy'', begins in 1897 on the eve of Betsy's fifth birthday, and the last book, '' Betsy's Wedding'', ends in 1917 as the United States prepares to enter the First World War. History The series was inspired by the bedtime stories which Lovelace told to her daughter Merian about her own childhood. The popularity of ''Betsy-Tacy'''', ''published in 1940, led her to write three more books, ''Betsy-Tacy and Tib'' (1941), ''Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hil''''l'' (1942), and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maud Hart Lovelace
Maud Hart Lovelace (April 25, 1892 – March 11, 1980) was an American writer best known for the Betsy-Tacy series. Early life Maud Palmer Hart was born in Mankato, Minnesota to Tom Hart, a shoe store owner, and his wife, Stella (née Palmer). Maud was the middle child; her sisters were Kathleen (Julia in the Betsy-Tacy books) and Helen (book character, Margaret). Maud reportedly started writing as soon as she could hold a pencil. She wrote in her high school's essay contest during her junior and senior years. She was baptized in a Baptist church but joined the Episcopal church as a teenager. She went on to the University of Minnesota but took a leave of absence to go to California to recover at her maternal grandmother's home from an appendectomy. It was while in California that she made her first short story sale – to the ''Los Angeles Times Magazine''. She returned to the university and worked for the ''Minnesota Daily'', but did not graduate. While spending a year in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betsy-Tacy (novel)
''Betsy-Tacy'' (1940) is the first volume in the ''Betsy-Tacy'' series by Maud Hart Lovelace. The book is mostly about the adventures of five-year-old Betsy Ray and her new best friend, Tacy Kelly. It takes place in fictional Deep Valley, Minnesota, based on Mankato, Minnesota, the author's home town. This first book is set in roughly 1898-1899. The book, along with the entire ''Betsy-Tacy'' and ''Deep Valley'' series, was republished in 2000 by HarperTrophy with a new cover art illustrated by Michael Koelsch. Plot The adventures between the two friends range from the real life (such as going to school for the first time, making a playhouse out of a piano box, and dressing up to go calling) to the extraordinarily fanciful (such as being taken for a ride in the milkman's magic wagon by his talking horse, and flying away on a cloud while enjoying a picnic). The fanciful adventures are provided by Betsy's active imagination and her love of telling stories. The book deals with the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betsy-Tacy And Tib
''Betsy-Tacy and Tib'' (1941) is the second volume in the Betsy-Tacy series by Maud Hart Lovelace. The book, along with the entire ''Betsy-Tacy'' and ''Deep Valley'' series, was republished in 2000 by HarperTrophy with a new cover art illustrated by Michael Koelsch. Plot Betsy, Tacy, and Tib are three eight-year-old girls who live in Deep Valley, Minnesota. At a carnival, they are mesmerized by the Flying Lady. When they learn that her act used a see-saw, they put on a show for their neighbors, recreating the act with a see-saw they assemble themselves. The three girls and Tib's brother Freddie build a playhouse in Tib's basement, using her family's store of firewood. Tib's father convinces them to demolish the playhouse by reenacting the fable of The Three Little Pigs with the little girls as the pigs and Freddie as the wolf. When Betsy's mother allows Betsy, Tacy, and Tib to stay at the house by themselves, they amuse themselves by cooking a dish Betsy calls Everything. They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betsy-Tacy (book)
''Betsy-Tacy'' (1940) is the first volume in the ''Betsy-Tacy'' series by Maud Hart Lovelace. The book is mostly about the adventures of five-year-old Betsy Ray and her new best friend, Tacy Kelly. It takes place in fictional Deep Valley, Minnesota, based on Mankato, Minnesota, the author's home town. This first book is set in roughly 1898-1899. The book, along with the entire ''Betsy-Tacy'' and ''Deep Valley'' series, was republished in 2000 by HarperTrophy with a new cover art illustrated by Michael Koelsch. Plot The adventures between the two friends range from the real life (such as going to school for the first time, making a playhouse out of a piano box, and dressing up to go calling) to the extraordinarily fanciful (such as being taken for a ride in the milkman's magic wagon by his talking horse, and flying away on a cloud while enjoying a picnic). The fanciful adventures are provided by Betsy's active imagination and her love of telling stories. The book deals with the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betsy And Tacy Go Over The Big Hill
''Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill'' (1942) is the third volume in the Betsy-Tacy series by Maud Hart Lovelace. The book, along with the entire ''Betsy-Tacy'' and ''Deep Valley'' series, was republished in 2000 by HarperTrophy with a new cover art illustrated by Michael Koelsch. Plot overview While the first two volumes are something like collections of vignettes about Betsy, Tacy, and Tib, this one has a story through the whole volume. The girls are competing with Betsy's and Tacy's older sisters about having a Queen of Summer. When they go out to collect votes, they find themselves making friends with a surprising little girl their own age in the Little Syria section of Deep Valley, Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over t .... Trivia Betsy and Tacy first s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heaven To Betsy
''Heaven to Betsy'' (1945) is the fifth volume in the Betsy-Tacy series by Maud Hart Lovelace. ''Heaven to Betsy'', describing Betsy's first year in high school, is written for an older age group than the earlier ''Betsy-Tacy'' books. The book, along with the entire ''Betsy-Tacy'' and ''Deep Valley'' series, was republished in 2000 by HarperTrophy with a new cover art illustrated by Michael Koelsch. Background The events of the novel span Betsy and Tacy's freshman, or ninth-grade, year of school. A major character is added to the series' cast when Betsy meets Joe Willard, an orphan An orphan (from the el, ορφανός, orphanós) is a child whose parents have died. In common usage, only a child who has lost both parents due to death is called an orphan. When referring to animals, only the mother's condition is usuall ... working for his aunt and uncle in their store at Butternut Center. The story differs from the first four books, by expanding the Betsy-Tacy-Tib cir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betsy And Tacy Go Downtown
''Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown'' (1943) is the fourth volume in the Betsy-Tacy series by Maud Hart Lovelace. The book, along with the entire ''Betsy-Tacy'' and ''Deep Valley'' series, was republished in 2000 by HarperTrophy with a new cover art illustrated by Michael Koelsch. Plot In this volume in the series, horseless carriages arrive in Deep Valley for the first time when Mr. Poppy, the owner of the Opera House, buys an automobile. Betsy's friend Tib is his first passenger — along with his wife — due simply to her having the boldness to ask for a ride. Although the girls' classmate Winona Root is initially jealous of Tib over this experience, she soon gets over it and invites Betsy, Tacy, and Tib to their first real theatrical experience, a dramatized version of ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' at the Opera House. Betsy befriends the lonely Mrs. Poppy, who welcomes the chance to share the little girls' affection after having lost her only daughter in the years before moving to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betsy In Spite Of Herself
''Betsy in Spite of Herself'' (1946) is the sixth volume in the Betsy-Tacy series by Maud Hart Lovelace. The book, along with the entire ''Betsy-Tacy'' and ''Deep Valley'' series, was republished in 2000 by HarperTrophy with a new cover art illustrated by Michael Koelsch. The story covers Betsy and Tacy's sophomore, or tenth grade, year in high school and re-introduces the character of Tib Muller, now living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. During a visit to Tib's family in Milwaukee, Betsy decides to re-invent her image, changing the spelling of her name to Betsye and attempting to adopt characteristics that will make her seem mysterious and alluring. On her return to her hometown of Deep Valley, her new image helps her to attract a boyfriend whose good looks and automobile draw considerable attention in town. However, over time Betsy becomes dissatisfied with having to pretend continually to be a very different kind of person. She also finds that this behavior is not endearing her to f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betsy And Joe
''Betsy and Joe'' (1948) is the eighth volume in the Betsy-Tacy series by Maud Hart Lovelace. This installment spans the title characters' senior, or twelfth grade, year in high school. The book, along with the entire ''Betsy-Tacy'' and ''Deep Valley'' series, was republished in 2000 by HarperTrophy with a new cover art illustrated by Michael Koelsch. Plot summary ''Betsy and Joe'' details the events of Betsy Ray's senior year (1909-1910) at Deep Valley High School in Deep Valley, Minnesota. Betsy had first met Joe Willard in the fifth book of the series, '' Heaven to Betsy'', at Willard's Emporium, a store in the country owned by Joe's uncle. The two of them did not become close friends initially, as they competed in school for top marks in English class and in the annual high school essay competition. Joe's parents had died earlier, causing him to have to spend his time working to support himself and making him, in Betsy's opinion, proud. At the end of the previous book, '' B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betsy And The Great World
''Betsy and the Great World'' (1952) is the ninth volume in the Betsy-Tacy series of children's fiction by Maud Hart Lovelace. The book, along with the entire ''Betsy-Tacy'' and ''Deep Valley'' series, was republished in 2000 by HarperTrophy with a new cover art illustrated by Michael Koelsch. The novel is set in 1914 and focuses on the newly adult Betsy Ray's adventures while spending a year traveling through Europe in place of attending college. The novel is based on the journals of the author's own trip to Europe during 1914. The novel discusses the buildup of troops in Germany prior to World War I, and also includes an account of England's declaration of war. Places visited by Betsy Ray in the novel *The Azores (boat excursion) *Madeira (boat excursion) *Gibraltar (boat excursion) *Algiers (boat excursion) *Genoa (briefly: goes ashore and hops on train) *Munich (extended stay) *Sonneberg *Bayreuth *Oberammergau *Venice (extended stay) *Lucerne *Paris *London (extended stay) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betsy's Wedding (novel)
''Betsy's Wedding'' (1955) is the tenth and final book in the ''Betsy-Tacy'' series written by Maud Hart Lovelace. Set in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the book tells the story of the early married life of the main character, Betsy Ray, and her high-school sweetheart, Joe. The characters of Tacy Kelly and Tib Muller also recur in this novel, as they did in all the novels covering the high-school years. The book, along with the entire ''Betsy-Tacy'' and ''Deep Valley'' series, was republished in 2000 by HarperTrophy HarperCollins Publishers LLC is one of the Big Five English-language publishing companies, alongside Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and Macmillan. The company is headquartered in New York City and is a subsidiary of News Corp ... with a new cover art illustrated by Michael Koelsch. Plot summary Betsy returns to New York from her European trip, where Joe Willard is waiting for her. He wants to take her to Tiffany's and buy an engagement ring, but the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
