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Betsy and tacy books in order5/13/2023 (Admittedly, this is all through Betsy's POV. Betsy sobs that she is no longer the baby it is Betsy who is more troubled, and heartbroken, over the loss of her status as the baby of the family than either girl is over the death of Tacy's baby sister. Later, Betsy gets a new baby sister, Margaret. Betsy comforts her friend, awkwardly yet touchingly, as a five year old would. In the first book, Tacy's baby sister dies. Lovelace perfectly captures the mindset of the children at each age, and doesn't allow a grown ups view to pollute it. The Good: I had never read these stories before! I know!īetsy, Tacy and Tib age and grow. These four books follow the friendship of the three girls up to age twelve. At the end of the first book, Tib Muller moves to town, and the three girls achieve a perfect triangle of friendship. But, it turns out, Tacy is simply shy and a friendship forms during Betsy's fifth birthday that will last a lifetime and inspire the well loved Betsy-Tacy books. At first it seems like they won't become friends. The Plot: Betsy Ray wants a friend Tacy Kelly moves in across the street. Betsy-Tacy (1940), Betsy-Tacy and Tib (1941), Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill (1942) and Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown (1943) by Maud Hart Lovelace.
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