Heaven to Betsy

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Heaven to Betsy
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First edition
Author Maud Hart Lovelace
IllustratorVera Neville
LanguageEnglish
Series Betsy-Tacy
Release number
5
Genre Historical fiction
Set inDeep Valley, Minnesota (1906-1907)
Publisher Thomas Y. Crowell Co., HarperCollins
Publication date
1945
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages268
Preceded by Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown (1943) 
Followed by Betsy in Spite of Herself (1946) 

Heaven to Betsy (1945) is the fifth volume in the Betsy-Tacy series by Maud Hart Lovelace. [1] Heaven to Betsy, describing Betsy's first year in high school, is written for an older age group than the earlier Betsy-Tacy books. [2]

Contents

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 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 circle to "The Crowd," a group of boys and girls that frequently meet at Betsy's house. Although Joe Willard was based on Maud Hart Lovelace's husband, Delos Lovelace, the book concentrates more on Betsy's adventures with the Crowd, including her self-described first love, Tony Markham, and the effect of the Crowd on Betsy's burgeoning talent for writing. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Taaffe, Agnes (November 9, 1945). "Former Minneapolis Woman Writes Book on High School Life in Mankato". Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota). p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 Davis, Ruth P. (February 10, 1946). "Courant Books For Juvenile Readers". Hartford Courant Parade of Youth (Connecticut). p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.


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