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Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown (Betsy-Tacy)
by Maud Hart Lovelace

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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42486.Betsy_and_Tacy_Go_Downtown?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown (Betsy-Tacy)" border="0" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169881297m/42486.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42486.Betsy_and_Tacy_Go_Downtown?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5306.Maud_Hart_Lovelace">Maud Hart Lovelace</a> 
 <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8082129?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a>
 rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the last of the "younger" Betsy books, taking us to turn of the century Minnesota, horse-less carriages, and many wonderful new friends. BTGD introduces us to Winona Root, Mrs. Poppy, and some of the places and items we will know and love in the "high school" books. A wonderful look at the transition into adolecense. We also read about the tradition of the annual christmas shopping trip that Betsy and Tacy take together. On a personal note, this is a tradition that my sisters and I do every year in honor of the books and it's a blast. 
 
 The Betsy-Tacy books were highly autobiographical and Lovelace perfectly captures the innocence and magic of childhood. If you read this book and love it, please read the series. It will be books that you will never forget as long as you live. I also recommend the "Betsy-Tacy Companion" which is an amazing book that disects each book and compares it to it's real-life counterparts, including pictures of the "real" Betsy, Tacy, Tib and all the gang. 
 
 I had the pleasure of visiting "Deep Valley" (aka Mankato, Minnesota) for a Betsy-Tacy convention back in 1996. It was incredible to step back in time and enter Betsy's world. We toured the city and I was actually able to step foot in "Tacy's" bedroom and sit on the famous bench at the top of the big hill. It was truly a life-altering experience. I have to thank my sister, Julie for introducting these books to me and changing my life. 
 
 It's obvious how much these books mean to me. My first born child was named Tacy Kelly Maloy. Please read and enjoy. They are a treasure! 
 
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recommended for: Everyone
status: Read in January, 1996

This is the last of the "younger" Betsy books, taking us to turn of the century Minnesota, horse-less carriages, and many wonderful new friends. BTGD introduces us to Winona Root, Mrs. Poppy, and some of the places and items we will know and love in the "high school" books. A wonderful look at the transition into adolecense. We also read about the tradition of the annual christmas shopping trip that Betsy and Tacy take together. On a personal note, this is a tradition that my sisters and I do every year in honor of the books and it's a blast.

The Betsy-Tacy books were highly autobiographical and Lovelace perfectly captures the innocence and magic of childhood. If you read this book and love it, please read the series. It will be books that you will never forget as long as you live. I also recommend the "Betsy-Tacy Companion" which is an amazing book that disects each book and compares it to it's real-life counterparts, including pictures of the &qu...more

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