Betsy-Tacy Books in Order
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series of autobiographical children's novels, 1940 1955
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon1940 · Maud Hart Lovelace
There are lots of children on Hill Street, but no little girls Betsy's age, so when a new family moves in across the street, Betsy hopes for a…
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Buy on Amazon1941 · Maud Hart Lovelace
After Tib Muller moves into the town where Betsy Ray and Tacy Kelly live, the eight-year-olds never quarrel, even when learning to fly from the limb…
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Buy on AmazonBetsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill
1942 · Maud Hart Lovelace
Betsy, Tacy, and Tib can't wait to be ten, since getting two numbers in your age means exciting things are bound to happen. They fall in love with…
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Buy on Amazon1943 · Maud Hart Lovelace
Betsy, Tacy, and Tib are twelve, old enough to do lots of things, including go downtown on their own, where they see their first horseless carriage,…
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Buy on Amazon1945 · Maud Hart Lovelace
Betsy Ray begins her freshman year at Deep Valley High School with her best friend Tacy Kelly. The two find a new circle of friends amid studies,…
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Buy on Amazon1946 · Maud Hart Lovelace
Now a sophomore, Betsy Ray is busy with her Crowd at Deep Valley High, serving as class secretary and juggling rhetoricals, football games, and…
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Buy on Amazon1947 · Maud Hart Lovelace
Betsy Ray plans her junior year to be the best school year ever, especially once childhood friend Tib Muller moves back to Deep Valley and Betsy…
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Buy on Amazon1948 · Maud Hart Lovelace
In her senior year at Deep Valley High, Betsy Ray hopes to finally become a couple with Joe Willard, who returns from his summer job in North Dakota…
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Buy on Amazon1952 · Maud Hart Lovelace
Betsy Ray, twenty-one years old, heads off on a solo tour of Europe, the trip of a lifetime. From the moment she casts off, her journey is filled…
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Buy on Amazon1955 · Maud Hart Lovelace
Betsy returns from Europe to marry Joe Willard and soon learns that her beloved friend Tacy is expecting a baby. It is wartime in America, but Betsy,…
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Companion & related books
Related titles and editions that sit outside the main numbered order.
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Buy on AmazonBetsy and the Great World/Betsy's Wedding (Betsy-Tacy #9-10)
Year unknown · Maud Hart Lovelace
In Betsy and the Great World, twenty-one-year-old Betsy Ray embarks on a solo tour of Europe, where a handsome Italian named Marco pursues her while…
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Buy on AmazonBetsy Was a Junior/Betsy and Joe (Betsy-Tacy #7-8)
Year unknown · Maud Hart Lovelace
In Betsy Was a Junior, it is the best school year yet, especially with funny, charming Tib Muller back in Deep Valley, but trouble in Betsy's crowd…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Betsy-Tacy books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with “Betsy-Tacy”. Start with “Betsy-Tacy.”
How many books are in the Betsy-Tacy series?
We list 12 books by Maud Hart Lovelace , published between 1940–1955.
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