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product_id: 11037652
title: "Heaven to Betsy/Betsy in Spite of Herself"
brand: "maud hart lovelace"
price: "$90"
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reviews_count: 10
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# Heaven to Betsy/Betsy in Spite of Herself

**Brand:** maud hart lovelace
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- **What is this?** Heaven to Betsy/Betsy in Spite of Herself by maud hart lovelace
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Author write about what she knows
  

*by I***S on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 6, 2022*

Our current read aloud (just mom and 16 dd) is Heaven to Betsy by Maud Hart Lovelace. This book in the series is set in highschool in Minnesota. Like the LITTLE HOUSE series, these books are based on the author's own life in MN at the turn of the century, so as we read we are learning the culture and morales of the period. The books also celebrate family, respect for parents, and sibling love.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    My all-time favorite book series!
  

*by K***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 5, 2009*

I read Laura Ingalls Wilder and Anne of Green Gables, and loved both, but it was Betsy Ray who really stole my heart!  I read each of the "high school and beyond" books over and over when I was in high school, and continued to read them into college and beyond.  Betsy's life resonated with me -- from her concern over her social status to her love of writing; her house as a haven for other teenagers to her guilt over times she was not true to herself.  I used her a role model -- sometimes of what not to do!  (Procrastinate!  Neglect what gives you joy, even if it isn't "popular."  Keep your feelings hidden -- you'll end up at the most important dance of the year with the wrong boy!)  I learned that decisions have consequences, and that it was worthwhile to think things through a bit.  The fact she "lived" so many decades before me didn't matter -- human nature doesn't change that much, and setting limits with boys, seriously considering basic faith beliefs, neglecting schoolwork, and gathering with friends for all kinds of good times (dancing, sledding, talking, plotting, ...) -- are issues that ring true at any time period!  I liked that she was a "typical teenager," with problems and silliness and fun times and worry and heartbreak and joy.  I especially liked that Betsy was always, always available.  She was a comfort read, she was a steady friend during the sometimes trying times of adolescence, and it was -- and is -- always wonderful to open the pages and walk into the Rays' house again.  (Could you pass me a muffin?  Oh, and some fudge!)  (And if you like reading about Betsy, make sure you read "Emily of Deep Valley" -- my personal favorite! -- and "Carney's House Party," too!)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Betsy is the best!
  

*by W***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 23, 2014*

I read the Betsy Books by Maud Hart Lovelace from the library years ago - but even then, it was getting hard to find them all.  And if you're going to read about Betsy (along with Tacy and Tib, of course!), you have to read ALL about her.  So I was delighted to find this two-in-one edition of Heaven to Betsy and Betsy in Spite of Herself at Amazon and add it to both my paperback library and my Kindle library (for a very nominal additional price, thanks to Amazon's great Matchbook program).  I would recommend it as a gift for any pre-teen or young teenager - Betsy, I think, has staying power.  She's ever and always interested in BOYS (or at least, she's interested in getting them interested in her, which almost every young girl can related to) - yet she's got career aspirations and a loving family as well as true-blue friends that help keep her grounded.  Yes, they're a little old-fashioned, but they aren't overly sentimental, either.  Betsy makes plenty of mistakes as she enters high school - but she learns from them.  I recommend the remaining four books of the series just as highly (Betsy was a Junior/Betsy and Joe, another 2 volume set, takes Betsy through high school, and Betsy and the World/Betsy's Wedding into young adulthood).  So journey back to a slightly simpler time and enjoy being part of Betsy's Crowd.

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