Heaven to Betsy/Betsy in Spite of Herself [Paperback]

“Some characters become your friends for life. That’s how it was for me with Betsy-Tacy.” —Judy Blume

With a Foreword by Laura Lippman

These two books in Maud Hart Lovelace’s beloved Betsy-Tacy series:Heaven to BetsyandBetsy in Spite of Herselfsee Betsy and Tacy start high school in Deep Valley, Minnesota. Featuring a foreword byNew York Timesbestselling author Laura Lippman and the original cover art fromHeaven to Betsy.

“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.”—Laura Lippman

“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.” — Anna Quindlen

 “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.”—Meg Cabot

Heaven to Betsy: Betsy Ray is loving every minute of freshman year at Deep Valley High—with new and old friends all around her . . . not to mention boys! But most intriguing of all is the one she and her best friend, Tacy, dub the Tall Dark Stranger.

Betsy in Spite of Herself: Betsy is at the center of every activity as a Deep Valley High sophomore—and suddenly, thanks to her old friend Tib, she's offered a golden opportunity for glorious transformation. But will she impress the special boy by becoming dramatic, mysterious Betsye—or would she be better off just being Betsy in spite of herself?