{"product_id":"betsy-was-a-junior-betsy-and-joe","title":"Betsy Was a Junior\/Betsy and Joe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Some characters become your friends for life. That's how it was for me with Betsy-Tacy.\"--Judy Blume\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith a Foreword by Meg Cabot \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaud Hart Lovelace's beloved Betsy-Tacy series continues with the third and final books set in Betsy and Tacy's high school years, \u003cem\u003e Betsy Was a Junior \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eBetsy and Joe, \u003c\/em\u003e featuring the original cover illustration from \u003cem\u003eBetsy Was a Junior\u003c\/em\u003e along with a foreword by \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author Meg Cabot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Slipping into a Betsy book is like slipping into a favorite pair of well-worn slippers: It's always a pleasure to live in Betsy's world for a little while, to experience her simple joys, but also her (thankfully short-lived) sorrows.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeg Cabot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I re-read these books every year, marveling at how a world so quaint - Shirtwaists! Pompadours! Merry Widow hats! - can feature a heroine who is undeniably modern.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaura Lippman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"There are three authors whose body of work I have re-read more than once over my adult life: Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, and Maud Hart Lovelace.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnna Quindlen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLovelace, Maud Hart:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMaud Hart Lovelace (1892-1980) based her Betsy-Tacy series on her own childhood. Her series still boasts legions of fans, many of whom are members of the Betsy-Tacy Society, a national organization based in Mankato, Minnesota.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614323937554,"sku":"9780061794728","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6772b814-2143-433d-ace8-4e3b612073c5.jpg?v=1732438761","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/betsy-was-a-junior-betsy-and-joe","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}