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Best Friends Forever. There are lots of children on Hill Street, but no little girls Betsy's age. So when a new family moves into the house across the street, Betsy hopes they will have a little girl she can play with. Sure enough, they do — a little girl named Tacy. And from the moment they... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Betsy Ray: One of the main characters, a little girl with brown braids and once she meets Tacy, they become best friends. She is almost five when the story begins.
- Tacy Kelly: The other main character with curly red hair. A little girl who is new to town and quickly becomes best friends with Betsy. Her given name is Anna Anastacia
- Julia Ray: Betsy's big sister, she is eight
- Katie Kelly: Tacy's big sister, about the same age as Julia.
- Mrs. Ray: Betsy's mom, she is slim, red headed, and cheery
- Mrs. Kelly: Tacy's mom, she is stout and gentle and has eleven children
- Mr. Robert Ray: Betsy's father, works in a store and sells shoes
- Mr. Kelly: Tacy's father, works in an office and sells sewing machines
- Mrs. Benson: A friend the Ray and Kelly families
- Mrs. Chubbock: She owns a store in town where you buy gum drops and chocolate men.
- Tom: A neighborhood boy
- George Kelly: Tacy's brother
- Paul Kelly: Tacy's younger brother
- Edward: Julia and Betsy's uncle who owns a farm
- Miss Dalton: The teacher
- Bee Kelly: Tacy's youngest sister
Setting & Locations edit
A small town called Deep Valley. Betsy and Tacy live on Hill Street.
- Hill Street: The street where the Kelly and Ray families live
- Big Hill
- Milwaukee
First Sentence edit
IT WAS difficult, later, to think of a time when Betsy and Tacy had not been friends.
Table of Contents edit
1) Betsy meets Tacy
2) Betsy's birthday party
3) Supper on the Hill
4) The Piano Box
5) The first day of school
6) The milkman story
7) Playing paper dolls
8) Easter Eggs
9) The sand store
10) Calling on Mrs.Benson
11) Margaret
12) Mrs. Muller comes to call
14) Tib
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 10 in Betsy-Tacy. (standard series)
Followed by Betsy-Tacy and Tib.
This is book 476 of 986 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Lassie Come-Home, and followed by The Black Stallion.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Maud Hart Lovelace (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Lois Lenski (Illustrator)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1940
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: Add the page count.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1940
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: Add the page count.
Subjects edit
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Social Situations › Friendship › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › History & Historical Fiction › United States › Fiction › 1900s
- Books › Children's Books › Authors & Illustrators, A-Z › ( L ) › Lenski, Lois
- Books › Children's Books › Issues › Moving
- Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12
- Books › Children's Books › Literature
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