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Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill (Betsy-Tacy #3)
A Queen of Summer is going to be crowned on Hill Street, where Betsy, Tacy, and Tib live. Betsy and Tacy want Tib to be queen, for she looks just like a princess. But Betsy's older sister, Julia, has other ideas. To get votes for the election, Betsy, Tacy, and Tib go over the Big Hill to Little Syria, where a colony of refugees have come to live a better life. There the th...more
Paperback, 192 pages
Published
June 4th 1993
by HarperCollins
(first published 1942)
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May 21, 2009
Abigail
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Young Readers with Heart / Sydney Taylor Fans
Recommended to Abigail by:
Wendy / Constance / Melody / Lisa / Ginny
Shelves:
childrens-fiction,
maud-hart-lovelace
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9/2012 Oh, Bob Ray, how I love you. I always refer to my own father as "practically perfect" because he's not Bob Ray. I love this book almost as much as I love Bob Ray. Everyone's personality is here, foreshadowing so much (just like Tib!) though this time through I did wonder when Dave's mom got her hearing back.
12/2009 This story finds Betsy, Tacy and Tib at ten years old. Their world is getting wider, and they are learning new things. This is the first time that the Lebanese settlement of L...more
12/2009 This story finds Betsy, Tacy and Tib at ten years old. Their world is getting wider, and they are learning new things. This is the first time that the Lebanese settlement of L...more
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Jul 03, 2008
Lisa Vegan
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
all girls and women
Recommended to Lisa by:
Ginny and CLM
I am so enjoying this series. This is the third book and possibly my favorite so far, and I liked the second book more than the first, but that's hard to say because they're all so good. I have the fourth one to read before I get to the (middle) two in the series which are the only two that I think I read as a girl; I'll remember when I read them if I did. I'm glad that this time I'm reading them in order from start to finish.
Maud Hart Lovelace is a talented storyteller and she has a vivid recol...more
Maud Hart Lovelace is a talented storyteller and she has a vivid recol...more
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I read the Betsy and Tacy books for the joy of it, and this one does not disappoint. The series is plainly not about people frozen in time. I mean, the period stays the same, but, as in really good books, the people change. Here, our heroines turn ten years old --- an important age that they've been anticipating since the last book. They become more self-conscious in that they begin to think independently about how they should behave at their "advanced age". As realistically narrated, they are u...more
I didn't read this Betsy-Tacy book till I moved to California and had a renewed interest in the life of Maud Hart Lovelace after finding the friendship bench in Claremont.
I feel it may be her best story. Rather then being a series of vignettes, as most of her books are, it tells a lovely concise story about the Syrian refugee camp that the girls visit. And what they find there is what one finds at any Minnesota refugee camp: pure good hearted Christians who take Betsy, Tacy and Tib into their c...more
I feel it may be her best story. Rather then being a series of vignettes, as most of her books are, it tells a lovely concise story about the Syrian refugee camp that the girls visit. And what they find there is what one finds at any Minnesota refugee camp: pure good hearted Christians who take Betsy, Tacy and Tib into their c...more
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I have a cold dark heart, and even I cannot resist the joy and charm of rereading these books as an adult.
As a child I only read the first three.
As of Saturday I now own all of them.
If you suspect my stony disposition is showing signs of happiness over this fact as well as the anticipation of FIRST READS of books starring these beloved characters, you are quite right.
I definitely recommend purchasing (or library-ing) the new editions to anyone who enjoyed these as a kid. The forewards are wonder...more
As a child I only read the first three.
As of Saturday I now own all of them.
If you suspect my stony disposition is showing signs of happiness over this fact as well as the anticipation of FIRST READS of books starring these beloved characters, you are quite right.
I definitely recommend purchasing (or library-ing) the new editions to anyone who enjoyed these as a kid. The forewards are wonder...more
Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill read as one big story as opposed to the first two books, which seemed more like lots of little short stories. It wasn't as cute as the first two, but I guess that's to be expected. The girls are growing up and their stories are growing with them. I still enjoyed it, though, and I'm still looking forward to seeing how the girls grow up. While I still have the most in common with Tacy, I'm starting to relate more and more to Tib. I like how she seems a bit embar...more
Give me the quiet peacefulness of this life. KIds playing outside without adults..pompom pull-a-away, creating your own fun...
The girls turn 10 and plan how they will change their lives now that they are grown up...changing their hair, saying "prefer", falling in love with the king of Spain, the beginning of their annual "cat" performance, and going over the big hill where they meet the Syrians. I find it fascinating that in 1943 Maude H. L. gives young girls the message that foreign people shou...more
The girls turn 10 and plan how they will change their lives now that they are grown up...changing their hair, saying "prefer", falling in love with the king of Spain, the beginning of their annual "cat" performance, and going over the big hill where they meet the Syrians. I find it fascinating that in 1943 Maude H. L. gives young girls the message that foreign people shou...more
Betsy turns 10 and there is a surprise party! Betsy and Tacy and Tib decide they want to marry the King of Spain! They perform in a school performance! They meet a little girl from Little Syria named Naifi and get to visit Little Syria and learn how nice people are there.
There really was a Little Syria in turn of the century Mankato! Oh, Minnesota's strange and wonderful acceptance of refugee/immigrant groups you have a long history!
I enjoyed this book muchly of course, but I must say, I find it...more
There really was a Little Syria in turn of the century Mankato! Oh, Minnesota's strange and wonderful acceptance of refugee/immigrant groups you have a long history!
I enjoyed this book muchly of course, but I must say, I find it...more
Betsy and Tacy go over the big hill is yet another amazing book in the Betsy-Tacy series. In this book they're ten. Like in the title they go over the big hill. Lovelace does an amazing job describing the places, and does great dialogue. Betsy, Tacy, and Tib have some great adventures in this book. One of them is going to Little Syrria, which is part of her town, Deep Valley, but might as well be another planet. Lovelace must have been a brave child, because all the stories in her books are her...more
Feb 05, 2012
Marie
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Little House on the Prairie, History Lovers
Recommended to Marie by:
Heather Vogel Frederick
Shelves:
read-for-book-club
Okay, so I at least remember that this book was really good. I read it a over a week ago and I've been really busy so I kind have a lot to remember for reviewing.
This book was just as childish (in a good way) as the first, but with more complex and mature struggles, ideas, and resolutions than the first books. I thought that Betsy, Tacy, and Tib really grew up in this story, they now had a desire for power, love, importance, and beauty. Their quarrel over whether Julia or Tib could be queen wa...more
This book was just as childish (in a good way) as the first, but with more complex and mature struggles, ideas, and resolutions than the first books. I thought that Betsy, Tacy, and Tib really grew up in this story, they now had a desire for power, love, importance, and beauty. Their quarrel over whether Julia or Tib could be queen wa...more
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The Betsy Tacy series has had such a nostalgic effect on me, I am secretly wishing I was 9 years old again and lived at the turn of the century (the 20th century, that is).
Our Mother/Daughter book group meets Tuesday for our third meeting – and our book choice was the 3rd of the Betsy Tacy series – Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill.
I loved this one more than the other two. The first two in the series were essentially nothing more than a series of vignettes linked together. Over the Big Hill wa...more
Our Mother/Daughter book group meets Tuesday for our third meeting – and our book choice was the 3rd of the Betsy Tacy series – Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill.
I loved this one more than the other two. The first two in the series were essentially nothing more than a series of vignettes linked together. Over the Big Hill wa...more
While Besty, Tacy, and Tib dream up ways to make Tib queen, Betsy’s older sister, Julia, has plans to become Deep Valley’s summer queen on account of a song she sang at school. A signature drive to allow the residents of Deep Valley to choose the queen leads to Betsy, Tacy, and Tib going over the big hill to a neighborhood known as Little Syria for its large population of Syrian immigrants. The girls learn that the things they’d heard about the residents of Little Syria are not all true, and the...more
Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill is the third book in the timeless Betsy-Tacy-Tib series. In this latest chapter in the trio's childhood, the girls begin to develop with age and maturity. First the girls turned ten which is a big deal for them, especially for Betsy. They finally have two numbers for their age. The second big moment for the girls is they develop their very first crush on the newly annointed King of Spain named Alphonso. And the third pivotal moment in their young lives is when...more
My four year old loved this book as much as the previous two ones, but I didn't enjoy it as much. This book focused a lot on a different country and their culture and I felt that a great deal of that information was way over a child's understanding. However, that being said, all the talk of the other country didn't seem to bother my daughter. All she cared about was finding out who would be queen and that kept her wanting to read more!
This is the third book in Betsy-Tacy series that was featured in the Mother-Daughter Book Club series. When I read that book, I was only able to read some of the Betsy-Tacy books, but now that my daughter is reading the MDBC series,all of the Betsy-Tacy books are available to me. This is a really sweet series where the characters don't feel dated to me, even though this took place about one hundred years ago.
Probably my favorite so far. These little girls certainly are growing up fast. They're more charming than cute now as they explore issues of patriotism, bigotry, vanity, and of course family and friendship. I love how all that comes through with grace and subtlety, and the best part of these stories is just the pleasure of reading about their adventures and joy.
This is the first of the younger Betsy-Tacy books that I've read, and I really wish I had known about this series when I was this age. I still prefer teenage Betsy (indeed!), but younger me would have loved the idea of writing to the King of Spain.
I really do love the way these books grow with the characters (and the readers).
I really do love the way these books grow with the characters (and the readers).
Does anyone have the STEPBACK IMAGE (inside cover) for this book? I'd like to get a scan for my book collection software. I finally have them all except this one. If you can help, please let me know. I've tried buying one on Ebay, but usually that kind of detail isn't listed. Thanks for your help...I love these books!
I highly recommend this book for the young and old alike!
It was a quick and light read that left you feeling good inside once you finished reading it! It allowed for me settle in and relax and reminisce of sweet childhood memories gone by!
Maud Hart Lovelace is a very talented writer. This is the second book written by her that I have read and am anticipating reading more!
It was a quick and light read that left you feeling good inside once you finished reading it! It allowed for me settle in and relax and reminisce of sweet childhood memories gone by!
Maud Hart Lovelace is a very talented writer. This is the second book written by her that I have read and am anticipating reading more!
Still cute and still fun. There is a bit of weirdness with the introduction to The Syrians and the fetishizing and stereotyping that can occur with the introduction to a immigrant culture in a children's book. But I think the positive messages outweigh the less-than-perfect execution there.
This book was surprising in a great way by including some lessons on racism against people in a tiny neighboring town called Little Syria (who knew Maud-I mean, Betsy-and her friends were so progressive in the late 1800s/early 1900s?). Also, who can resist some sisterly feuding over a bet?
This one wasn't as enthralling to me. I wasn't interested in the queen drama and that seemed to dominate most of the book. I am looking forward to Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown since they'll be the ripe old age of twelve - moving the book series closer to young adult literature.
Jan 11, 2010
Heidi
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
2010-book-challenge,
children-0-12,
fiction,
series,
biography,
historical,
i-want-to-own,
juv-6-12
The books are definitely getting even more enjoyable as more in-depth plots are created instead of just a few collected stories. The girls are growing up, as are their sisters. Fun to see all the interactions. I loved meeting new characters. I loved the forgiveness part between Betsy and Julia.
I am really enjoying how the series is growing up with the girls. The age range for the book seems to fit with the age of the characters. I especially like that because one of my own ideas for a girls' se...more
I am really enjoying how the series is growing up with the girls. The age range for the book seems to fit with the age of the characters. I especially like that because one of my own ideas for a girls' se...more
In this book the girls turn 10 and it deals with some of the immigrant issues from the early 1900s involving Syrian immigrants. I thought it would be too hard for Mary Ann to understand, but she really enjoys hearing about these girls and did just fine with it.
The style of the books are starting to grow up here, along with Betsy, Tacy and Tib - the writing is more mature, and not all chapters are stand alone stories.
Reading these, I have to wonder why and how Tib put up with them for all those years! She was clearly the lesser person in their relationship, going so far as to comment that she usually had to wait on them (which is true). Betsy and Tacy play off each other perfectly, always knowing what the other is thinking, but Tib rarely gets what's...more
Reading these, I have to wonder why and how Tib put up with them for all those years! She was clearly the lesser person in their relationship, going so far as to comment that she usually had to wait on them (which is true). Betsy and Tacy play off each other perfectly, always knowing what the other is thinking, but Tib rarely gets what's...more
in which b, t & t turn ten years old and attempt to be good for a while. the subplot with naifi is a little sappy for my taste and i remember feeling that way when i was 9 as well. not my favorite in the series, but still fun to read again.
I love the description of Little Syria: this was an aspect of Mankato to which I was completely oblivious in the 1970s, if indeed there was still even much of a Syrian community left at all by then.
Betsy, Tacy, and Tib are almost ten, and they just can't wait to be grown up. One by one, the girls turn ten and celebrate their new maturity.
While there are several mini-plots, a good portion of the novel concerns itself with a neighborhood in Deep Valley known as "Little Syria." It is there (over the big hill) that the girls will learn about another culture and make a new friend, Naifi.
While the story is Lovelace's usual combination of wholesome and sweet, the whole Little Syria bit is just...more
While there are several mini-plots, a good portion of the novel concerns itself with a neighborhood in Deep Valley known as "Little Syria." It is there (over the big hill) that the girls will learn about another culture and make a new friend, Naifi.
While the story is Lovelace's usual combination of wholesome and sweet, the whole Little Syria bit is just...more
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Maud Hart Lovelace was born on April 25, 1892, in Mankato, Minnesota. She was the middle of three children born to Thomas and Stella (Palmer) Hart. Her sister, Kathleen, was three years older, and her other sister, Helen, was six years younger. “That dear family" was the model for the fictional Ray family.
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