

They even find themselves acting in one! Best of all, they help a lonely new friend feel at home in Deep Valley-the most wonderful place in the world to grow up. There they see their first horseless carriage, discover the joys of the public library, and see a real play at the Opera House. Summary: Betsy, Tacy, and Tib are twelve-old enough to do lots of things.even go downtown on their own. And they learn that they themselves wouldn't want to be anything else.Įver since their first publication in the 1940s, the Betsy-Tacy stories have been loved by each generation of young readers. They learn that new Americans are sometimes the best Americans. There Betsy, Tacy, and Tib make new friends and learn a thing or two. And they do! The girls fall in love with the King of Spain, perform in the School Entertainment, and for the first time, go all the way over the Big Hill to Little Syria by themselves. After all, getting two numbers in your age is the beginning of growing up-exciting things are bound to happen. Summary: Betsy, Tacy, and Tib can't wait to be ten.
