Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill (1942) is the third volume in the Betsy-Tacy series by Maud Hart Lovelace.[1][2][3] 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.[4]
 First edition | |
| Author | Maud Hart Lovelace |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Lois Lenski |
| Language | English |
| Series | Betsy-Tacy |
Release number | 3 |
| Genre | Children's fiction |
| Set in | Deep Valley, Minnesota (1902) |
| Publisher | Thomas Y. Crowell Co., HarperCollins |
Publication date | 1942 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 171 |
| ISBN | 0-690-13521-1 |
| 813.52 | |
| Preceded by | Betsy-Tacy and Tib (1941) |
| Followed by | Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown (1943) |
Plot overview
editWhile 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.
Trivia
editBetsy and Tacy first sing their "Cat Duet" at the school entertainment in this book.
References
edit- ^ "Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill (this is a blog)". www.100bookseverychildshouldreadbeforegrowingup.com. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ Stuhler, Barbara; Kreuter, Gretchen V. (1998). Women of Minnesota: Selected Biographical Essays edited by Barbara Stuhler, Gretchen V. Kreuter. Minnesota Historical Society Press. ISBN 9780873513678. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "What Little Girls Are Made Of: Author Meg Cabot on why the Betsy-Tacy books give today's teen lit a run for its money". www.wsj.com. Wall Street Journal. 3 October 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ "Internet Archive Search: "michael koelsch"". Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 2021-06-28. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
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