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Zusatztext "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." Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext Heaven to Betsy: Betsy Ray is loving every minute of freshman year at Deep Valley High—with new and old friends all around her . . . not to mention boys! But most intriguing of all is the one she and her best friend, Tacy, dub "the Tall Dark Stranger." Betsy 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. But will she impress the special boy by becoming dramatic, mysterious Betsye—or would she be better off just being Betsy in spite of herself? Zusammenfassung “Some characters become your friends for life. That’s how it was for me with Betsy-Tacy.” —Judy Blume With a Foreword by Laura Lippman 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. Featuring a foreword by New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman and the original cover art from Heaven to Betsy . “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 “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 ...
