Betsy-Tacy is a series of books by American author Maud Hart Lovelace about the adventures of Betsy Ray and her friends. They are primarily set in the fictitious town of Deep Valley, Minnesota and span from Betsy's childhood in the late 1890's, to her early married life up to the outbreak of World War I. These stories are based on Lovelace's experiences of growing up in Mankato, Minnesota.
List of Books
editThe Betsy-Tacy series consist of the following books in chronological order:
Betsy-Tacy books
edit- Betsy-Tacy (1940)
- Betsy-Tacy and Tib (1941)
- Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill (1942)
- Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown (1943)
- Heaven to Betsy (1945)
- Betsy in Spite of Herself (1946)
- Betsy Was a Junior (1947)
- Betsy and Joe (1948)
- Betsy and the Great World (1952)
- Betsy's Wedding (1955)
Lovelace also wrote three other books about Deep Valley that have many of the same characters as the Betsy-Tacy series:
Deep Valley books
edit- Carney's House Party (1949)
- Emily of Deep Valley (1950)
- Winona's Pony Cart (1953)
Major Characters
edit- Elizabeth "Betsy" Warrington Ray -- the main character; the stories are told from her point-of-view
- Anastasia "Tacy" Kelly -- Betsy's best friend and neighbor
- Thelma "Tib" Muller -- the third member of the Betsy-Tacy and Tib trimivurate
- Julia Ray -- Betsy's elder sister and aspiring opera singer
- Margaret Ray -- Betsy's younger sister
- Joseph "Joe" Willard -- Betsy's rival/friend/boyfriend in high school, and eventually her husband
- Carney Sibley
External Links
editHarperCollins Children Books Celebrates the 60th Anniversary of Betsy-Tacy