Maud Hart LovelaceBetsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill (Betsy-Tacy, 3)

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I AM A GROWN WOMAN AND I AM CURRENTLY READING THE ENTIRE SET OF THE BETSY AND TACY BOOKS.I JUST FINISHED THIS ONE LAST NIGHT AND I REALLY ENJOYED THIS BOOK! IT TAKES YOU BACK TO A TIME WHEN THE WORLD WAS SO MUCH SIMPLER AND HELPS YOU TO REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE A CHILD AND ALL THE FUN STUFF YOU DID.ALTHOUGH I READ SOME OF THE BETSY AND TACY BOOKS AS A CHILD,THIS IS ONE I MISSED BUT I AM GLAD TO HAVE FOUND IT.THE BETSY AND TACY SERIES ARE A TRIP BACK INTO NOSTALGIA.

These are well written books starting with young children and moving up in age to teenage and older. They take you from 5 year old girls up to marriage and all the adventures of those age groups. Written around the turn of the 20th century they reveal life at that time with its ups, downs and surprises. Though I am considerably older, I enjoyed reading these book which escaped me during my childhood. For anyone who enjoys children's books or reading books to children, you should have fun with these. I can hardly wait to finish the series.

The whole family loves Maud Hart Lovelace. My granddaughter is the third generation to get her books to read. Can't imagine a childhood without them.

Timeless.

Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill is the third book in the timeless Betsy-Tacy-Tib series. In this latest chapter in the trio's childhood, the girls begin to develop with age and maturity. First the girls turned ten which is a big deal for them, especially for Betsy. They finally have two numbers for their age. The second big moment for the girls is they develop their very first crush on the newly annointed King of Spain named Alphonso. And the third pivotal moment in their young lives is when they meet a community of Syrians in Deep Valley who has not exactly been greeted warmly by its natives. It is so much fun watching the girls grow up in this series. The tone of Bets and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill is slightly more somber yet realistic than the previous two books since it briefly touches on prejudice and unrequited first love. Even as an adult, I still like to pick up and re-read my Betsy-Tacy books for fun.

Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill read as one big story as opposed to the first two books, which seemed more like lots of little short stories. It wasn't as cute as the first two, but I guess that's to be expected. The girls are growing up and their stories are growing with them. I still enjoyed it, though, and I'm still looking forward to seeing how the girls grow up. While I still have the most in common with Tacy, I'm starting to relate more and more to Tib. I like how she seems a bit embarassed by some of the things Betsy and Tacy do. That reminds me of myself when I was younger.I really looking forward to reading the rest of this series!

I read these books as a child and reread them to this day. The first four books, Betsy Tacy, Betsy Tacy and Tib, Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill, Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown are wonderful for a girl age 5 and up. The books progress in reading level as they go, as well as in themes. The final six books in the series, just reissued in 3 2-book volumes, are absolutely amazing. They are Heaven to Betsy/Betsy in Spite of Herself; Betsy was a Junior/Betsy and Joe; Betsy and the Great World/Betsy's Wedding and are great for a girl age 9 and up. We follow Betsy through four years of high school, with dances, rides in autos, boys and hijinks. Then she's off for a year of travel in Europe just prior to the outbreak of WWI and then she returns home to marry her high school sweetheart and begin on her writing career. Lovelace based these books on her own upbringing in Mankato, Minnesota and they are simply wonderful. This summer I traveled to Mankato for the Betsy Tacy Convention and saw Betsy's, Tacy's and Tib's house. I cannot wait to read these with my own daughter, but in the meantime, I will continue to reread them. They are my literary equivalent of comfort food. Fans of Betsy-Tacy include such bestselling authors as Meg Cabot, Laura Lippman, Anna Quindlen, Nora Ephron, Judy Blume, Nancy Pearl, Joyce Maynard, and Mary Kay Andrews!