{"product_id":"betsy-was-a-junior-betsy-and-joe","title":"Betsy Was a Junior\/Betsy and Joe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Some characters become your friends for life. That's how it was for me with Betsy-Tacy.\"—Judy Blume\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a Foreword by Meg Cabot \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaud Hart Lovelace’s beloved Betsy-Tacy series continues with this timeless coming-of-age story containing the final books set in Betsy and Tacy’s high school years, \u003ci\u003eBetsy Was a Junior \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBetsy and Joe.\u003c\/i\u003e This charming historical fiction for teens features the original cover illustration from \u003ci\u003eBetsy Was a Junior\u003c\/i\u003e along with a foreword by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Meg Cabot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Slipping into a Betsy book is like slipping into a favorite pair of well-worn slippers: It’s always a pleasure to live in Betsy’s world for a little while, to experience her simple joys, but also her (thankfully short-lived) sorrows.” \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeg Cabot\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“I re-read these books every year, marveling at how a world so quaint - Shirtwaists! Pompadours! Merry Widow hats! - can feature a heroine who is undeniably modern.” \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Lippman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“There are three authors whose body of work I have re-read more than once over my adult life: Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, and Maud Hart Lovelace.” \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna Quindlen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maud Hart Lovelace","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":53142301606179,"sku":"9780061794728","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/2258\/5123\/files\/9780061794728.jpg?v=1741123200","url":"https:\/\/epicreads.com\/products\/betsy-was-a-junior-betsy-and-joe","provider":"Epic Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}