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Betsy and the Great World/Betsy's Wedding - (Betsy-Tacy Books (Paperback)) by Maud Hart Lovelace (Paperback)

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Highlights

  • "Some characters become your friends for life.
  • 7-9 Years
  • 8.02" x 5.32" Paperback
  • 688 Pages
  • Juvenile Fiction, Social Themes
  • Series Name: Betsy-Tacy Books (Paperback)

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About the Book



This brand-new edition of Maud Hart Lovelace s beloved works brings together the final two books of the Betsy-Tacy series, Betsy and the Great World and Betsy s Wedding, along with a foreword by New York Times bestselling author Anna Quindlen."



Book Synopsis



"Some characters become your friends for life. That's how it was for me with Betsy-Tacy."--Judy Blume

With a Foreword by Anna Quindlen

The final two books in Maud Hart Lovelace's beloved Betsy-Tacy series: Betsy and the Great World and Betsy's Wedding, in one volume featuring the original cover illustration from Betsy and the Great World, along with a foreword by New York Times bestselling author Anna Quindlen.

"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

"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



From the Back Cover



Betsy and the Great World: Betsy Ray is twenty-one and on the adventure of a lifetime: a solo tour of Europe! There's even a handsome Italian, Marco, who's going overboard for her--if only she could stop thinking about her ex-sweetheart Joe Willard.

Betsy's Wedding: When Betsy's boat docks in New York, Joe is waiting there . . . with a ring! But she's going to learn that marriage isn't all candlelight, roses, and kisses. There's also cooking, ironing, cleaning, and budgeting-- and will she be able to find time to forge a writing career?



Review Quotes




"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

"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

"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

"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

"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


Dimensions (Overall): 8.02 Inches (H) x 5.32 Inches (W) x 1.2 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.22 Pounds
Suggested Age: 7-9 Years
Number of Pages: 688
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Sub-Genre: Social Themes
Series Title: Betsy-Tacy Books (Paperback)
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Theme: Friendship
Format: Paperback
Author: Maud Hart Lovelace
Language: English
Street Date: September 29, 2009
TCIN: 94315075
UPC: 9780061795138
Item Number (DPCI): 247-30-2583
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 1.2 inches length x 5.32 inches width x 8.02 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 1.22 pounds
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