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    <![CDATA[Good-by Betsy...<br/>Hello, Betsye<p><p>Betsy Ray is now a sophomore, and she and her Crowd are in the thick of things at Deep Valley High. Between parties, exams, and her duties as class secretary, Betsy's got her hands full. But she's not too busy to notice the new boy in town -- the oh-so-cosmopolitan Phil Brandish. If only she could make <em>him </em>notice <em>her</em>!<p>Then Betsy's old friend Tib Muller invites her to spend Christmas in Milwaukee. It's there that plain old Betsy begins her, transformation into the dramatic and mysterious <em>Betsye.</em> With her new identity, she's sure she'll be able to charm Phil. The question is, can Betsye help being Betsy -- in spite of herself?</p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Betsy Ray enters &quot;The Winding Hall of Fate&quot; in this sixth installment of Maud Hart Lovelace's <em>Betsy~Tacy</em> series, which opens just as she is about to become a sophomore at Deep Valley High School. As fun-loving and popular as ever, she is soon caught up in an eventful new year, replete with...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68833048">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Good-by Betsy...<br/>Hello, Betsye<p><p>Betsy Ray is now a sophomore, and she and her Crowd are in the thick of things at Deep Valley High. Between parties, exams, and her duties as class secretary, Betsy's got her hands full. But she's not too busy to notice the new boy in town -- the oh-so-cosmopolitan Phil Brandish. If only she could make <em>him </em>notice <em>her</em>!<p>Then Betsy's old friend Tib Muller invites her to spend Christmas in Milwaukee. It's there that plain old Betsy begins her, transformation into the dramatic and mysterious <em>Betsye.</em> With her new identity, she's sure she'll be able to charm Phil. The question is, can Betsye help being Betsy -- in spite of herself?</p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This may very well be my favorite High School book.  Truly, the journey of self discovery is so true to Betsy, and to high schoolers everywhere.  Even in an age when there was one telephone per house, most people still drove horses instead of cars and made fudge and sang, Betsy is a heroine with whi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80621562">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Good-by Betsy...<br/>Hello, Betsye<p><p>Betsy Ray is now a sophomore, and she and her Crowd are in the thick of things at Deep Valley High. Between parties, exams, and her duties as class secretary, Betsy's got her hands full. But she's not too busy to notice the new boy in town -- the oh-so-cosmopolitan Phil Brandish. If only she could make <em>him </em>notice <em>her</em>!<p>Then Betsy's old friend Tib Muller invites her to spend Christmas in Milwaukee. It's there that plain old Betsy begins her, transformation into the dramatic and mysterious <em>Betsye.</em> With her new identity, she's sure she'll be able to charm Phil. The question is, can Betsye help being Betsy -- in spite of herself?</p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[In the end, I recalled reading about Phil before, as well as the end results of the Essay Contest. But I guess my first read through, lo those many years ago, didn't make much of an impression. I think possibly because it was so boy-focused and I was more of a Tacy. <br/><br/>This had some really ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29468885">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Good-by Betsy...<br/>Hello, Betsye<p><p>Betsy Ray is now a sophomore, and she and her Crowd are in the thick of things at Deep Valley High. Between parties, exams, and her duties as class secretary, Betsy's got her hands full. But she's not too busy to notice the new boy in town -- the oh-so-cosmopolitan Phil Brandish. If only she could make <em>him </em>notice <em>her</em>!<p>Then Betsy's old friend Tib Muller invites her to spend Christmas in Milwaukee. It's there that plain old Betsy begins her, transformation into the dramatic and mysterious <em>Betsye.</em> With her new identity, she's sure she'll be able to charm Phil. The question is, can Betsye help being Betsy -- in spite of herself?</p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Betsy in Spite of Herself is a chronicle of Betsy Ray's sophomore year of high school, in which she decides to shed her wholesome image in favor of a more Dramatic and Mysterious one. This involves putting her hair up into a pompadour, wearing green, spraying herself with perfume, and a host of othe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8082748">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Good-by Betsy...<br/>Hello, Betsye<p><p>Betsy Ray is now a sophomore, and she and her Crowd are in the thick of things at Deep Valley High. Between parties, exams, and her duties as class secretary, Betsy's got her hands full. But she's not too busy to notice the new boy in town -- the oh-so-cosmopolitan Phil Brandish. If only she could make <em>him </em>notice <em>her</em>!<p>Then Betsy's old friend Tib Muller invites her to spend Christmas in Milwaukee. It's there that plain old Betsy begins her, transformation into the dramatic and mysterious <em>Betsye.</em> With her new identity, she's sure she'll be able to charm Phil. The question is, can Betsye help being Betsy -- in spite of herself?</p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is a classic in so many ways. In every chapter there is a different story or tale of their life. They also go back to previous times in the book.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Good-by Betsy...<br/>Hello, Betsye<p><p>Betsy Ray is now a sophomore, and she and her Crowd are in the thick of things at Deep Valley High. Between parties, exams, and her duties as class secretary, Betsy's got her hands full. But she's not too busy to notice the new boy in town -- the oh-so-cosmopolitan Phil Brandish. If only she could make <em>him </em>notice <em>her</em>!<p>Then Betsy's old friend Tib Muller invites her to spend Christmas in Milwaukee. It's there that plain old Betsy begins her, transformation into the dramatic and mysterious <em>Betsye.</em> With her new identity, she's sure she'll be able to charm Phil. The question is, can Betsye help being Betsy -- in spite of herself?</p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Betsy is a sophomore here, and though she learned some important lessons her freshman year, she is certainly not finished tripping herself up. She gets an opportunity, about half-way through the book, to spend Christmas in Milwaukee with Tib. She chooses to use this time to re-invent herself, but we...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6008702">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Good-by Betsy...<br/>Hello, Betsye<p><p>Betsy Ray is now a sophomore, and she and her Crowd are in the thick of things at Deep Valley High. Between parties, exams, and her duties as class secretary, Betsy's got her hands full. But she's not too busy to notice the new boy in town -- the oh-so-cosmopolitan Phil Brandish. If only she could make <em>him </em>notice <em>her</em>!<p>Then Betsy's old friend Tib Muller invites her to spend Christmas in Milwaukee. It's there that plain old Betsy begins her, transformation into the dramatic and mysterious <em>Betsye.</em> With her new identity, she's sure she'll be able to charm Phil. The question is, can Betsye help being Betsy -- in spite of herself?</p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was really good, I really liked this book and thought it was sad and funny at the same time.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Good-by Betsy...<br/>Hello, Betsye<p><p>Betsy Ray is now a sophomore, and she and her Crowd are in the thick of things at Deep Valley High. Between parties, exams, and her duties as class secretary, Betsy's got her hands full. But she's not too busy to notice the new boy in town -- the oh-so-cosmopolitan Phil Brandish. If only she could make <em>him </em>notice <em>her</em>!<p>Then Betsy's old friend Tib Muller invites her to spend Christmas in Milwaukee. It's there that plain old Betsy begins her, transformation into the dramatic and mysterious <em>Betsye.</em> With her new identity, she's sure she'll be able to charm Phil. The question is, can Betsye help being Betsy -- in spite of herself?</p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[My grandmother is paying me 12.50 to read the last four Betsy Tacy books...<br/>They're sooo boring!! :) ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Good-by Betsy...<br/>Hello, Betsye<p><p>Betsy Ray is now a sophomore, and she and her Crowd are in the thick of things at Deep Valley High. Between parties, exams, and her duties as class secretary, Betsy's got her hands full. But she's not too busy to notice the new boy in town -- the oh-so-cosmopolitan Phil Brandish. If only she could make <em>him </em>notice <em>her</em>!<p>Then Betsy's old friend Tib Muller invites her to spend Christmas in Milwaukee. It's there that plain old Betsy begins her, transformation into the dramatic and mysterious <em>Betsye.</em> With her new identity, she's sure she'll be able to charm Phil. The question is, can Betsye help being Betsy -- in spite of herself?</p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;You might as well know...I don't hold hands. I just don't hold hands.&quot;<br/>Re-read this for the NY VSC meeting. Because I don't think of it as a favorite, I had almost forgotten just how wonderful it is. I was really struck, this time, by what a tough year it was for Joe.<br/>The Leap Y...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16865441">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Good-by Betsy...<br/>Hello, Betsye<p><p>Betsy Ray is now a sophomore, and she and her Crowd are in the thick of things at Deep Valley High. Between parties, exams, and her duties as class secretary, Betsy's got her hands full. But she's not too busy to notice the new boy in town -- the oh-so-cosmopolitan Phil Brandish. If only she could make <em>him </em>notice <em>her</em>!<p>Then Betsy's old friend Tib Muller invites her to spend Christmas in Milwaukee. It's there that plain old Betsy begins her, transformation into the dramatic and mysterious <em>Betsye.</em> With her new identity, she's sure she'll be able to charm Phil. The question is, can Betsye help being Betsy -- in spite of herself?</p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's so much fun to read a book featuring a character who is so different from the characters I usually like to read about - Betsy loves people, boys, clothes, she wants to make everyone crazy about her, wants to be mysterious and beautiful, etc. She's also terribly creative and loves to write. She'...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22717187">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Good-by Betsy...<br/>Hello, Betsye<p><p>Betsy Ray is now a sophomore, and she and her Crowd are in the thick of things at Deep Valley High. Between parties, exams, and her duties as class secretary, Betsy's got her hands full. But she's not too busy to notice the new boy in town -- the oh-so-cosmopolitan Phil Brandish. If only she could make <em>him </em>notice <em>her</em>!<p>Then Betsy's old friend Tib Muller invites her to spend Christmas in Milwaukee. It's there that plain old Betsy begins her, transformation into the dramatic and mysterious <em>Betsye.</em> With her new identity, she's sure she'll be able to charm Phil. The question is, can Betsye help being Betsy -- in spite of herself?</p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[i've read this a million times and am reading it again right now. i will never get sick of this series ever. ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Good-by Betsy...<br/>Hello, Betsye<p><p>Betsy Ray is now a sophomore, and she and her Crowd are in the thick of things at Deep Valley High. Between parties, exams, and her duties as class secretary, Betsy's got her hands full. But she's not too busy to notice the new boy in town -- the oh-so-cosmopolitan Phil Brandish. If only she could make <em>him </em>notice <em>her</em>!<p>Then Betsy's old friend Tib Muller invites her to spend Christmas in Milwaukee. It's there that plain old Betsy begins her, transformation into the dramatic and mysterious <em>Betsye.</em> With her new identity, she's sure she'll be able to charm Phil. The question is, can Betsye help being Betsy -- in spite of herself?</p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Love the &quot;Ivanhoe&quot; episode, especially now from a teacher's perspective.  Such good lessons to be learned from Phil Brandish also.  &quot;This above all, to thine own self be true...&quot;<br/><br/>Now I need to hurry up &amp; get the next 4 books read before the convention next weekend. Ha!]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Good-by Betsy...<br/>Hello, Betsye<p><p>Betsy Ray is now a sophomore, and she and her Crowd are in the thick of things at Deep Valley High. Between parties, exams, and her duties as class secretary, Betsy's got her hands full. But she's not too busy to notice the new boy in town -- the oh-so-cosmopolitan Phil Brandish. If only she could make <em>him </em>notice <em>her</em>!<p>Then Betsy's old friend Tib Muller invites her to spend Christmas in Milwaukee. It's there that plain old Betsy begins her, transformation into the dramatic and mysterious <em>Betsye.</em> With her new identity, she's sure she'll be able to charm Phil. The question is, can Betsye help being Betsy -- in spite of herself?</p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[A teen finds her life a little predictable, decides to reinvent herself, but in the end will to her own self be true.  In between there's a cute new guy, a hot red car, and a two-week vacation in Milwaukee.  Still rereading the classics!]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Good-by Betsy...<br/>Hello, Betsye<p><p>Betsy Ray is now a sophomore, and she and her Crowd are in the thick of things at Deep Valley High. Between parties, exams, and her duties as class secretary, Betsy's got her hands full. But she's not too busy to notice the new boy in town -- the oh-so-cosmopolitan Phil Brandish. If only she could make <em>him </em>notice <em>her</em>!<p>Then Betsy's old friend Tib Muller invites her to spend Christmas in Milwaukee. It's there that plain old Betsy begins her, transformation into the dramatic and mysterious <em>Betsye.</em> With her new identity, she's sure she'll be able to charm Phil. The question is, can Betsye help being Betsy -- in spite of herself?</p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[while I loved all of these books, this one I always adopted as the secret title to my life, which made it a favorite. although Heavens to Betsy was a close tie, for the obvious fun had with 'Heavens to Me.']]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Good-by Betsy...<br/>Hello, Betsye<p><p>Betsy Ray is now a sophomore, and she and her Crowd are in the thick of things at Deep Valley High. Between parties, exams, and her duties as class secretary, Betsy's got her hands full. But she's not too busy to notice the new boy in town -- the oh-so-cosmopolitan Phil Brandish. If only she could make <em>him </em>notice <em>her</em>!<p>Then Betsy's old friend Tib Muller invites her to spend Christmas in Milwaukee. It's there that plain old Betsy begins her, transformation into the dramatic and mysterious <em>Betsye.</em> With her new identity, she's sure she'll be able to charm Phil. The question is, can Betsye help being Betsy -- in spite of herself?</p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Book number six. The second year of high school. Just as full of laughs as the first high school book. What girls will do to attract the attention of a boy...]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Good-by Betsy...<br/>Hello, Betsye<p><p>Betsy Ray is now a sophomore, and she and her Crowd are in the thick of things at Deep Valley High. Between parties, exams, and her duties as class secretary, Betsy's got her hands full. But she's not too busy to notice the new boy in town -- the oh-so-cosmopolitan Phil Brandish. If only she could make <em>him </em>notice <em>her</em>!<p>Then Betsy's old friend Tib Muller invites her to spend Christmas in Milwaukee. It's there that plain old Betsy begins her, transformation into the dramatic and mysterious <em>Betsye.</em> With her new identity, she's sure she'll be able to charm Phil. The question is, can Betsye help being Betsy -- in spite of herself?</p></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Betsy's first taste of the Great World, the horrible Phil Brandish, more mysterious Joe Willard and another essay contest heartache. Our Betsy, growing up. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Completely enthralling series.  Takes place in Turn of the Century Minnesota.  My very favorite YA author.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Possibly the most profound of these adorably simple books.]]></body>
    
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