9 Best middle grade books like Betsy in Spite of Herself (Betsy-Tacy, #6) by Maud Hart Lovelace, Vera Neville

Cover of Betsy in Spite of Herself (Betsy-Tacy, #6) by Maud Hart Lovelace, Vera Neville

Betsy in Spite of Herself (Betsy-Tacy, #6)

By: Maud Hart Lovelace , Vera Neville

3.58

Format: 366 pages, Paperback

Betsy Ray is now a sophomore, and she and her Crowd are in the thick of things at Deep Valley High.…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Betsy in Spite of Herself (Betsy-Tacy, #6) by Maud Hart Lovelace, Vera Neville , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. Penny from Heaven

By: Jennifer L. Holm

4.01

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

It’s1953 and 11-year-old Penny dreams of a summer of butter pecan ice cream, swimming, and baseball… read more

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  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"My idea of Heaven has nothing to do with fluffy clouds or angels. In my Heaven there's butter pecan ice cream and swimming pools and baseball games. The Brooklyn Dodgers always win, and I have the be…"

-Jennifer L. Holm, Penny from Heaven

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2. Winter in the Blood

By: James Welch

3.82

Format: 177 pages, Paperback

During his life, James Welch came to be regarded as a master of American prose, and his first novel… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"He had followed the calendar, the years, time- Bird farted. And it came to me, as though it were riding one moment of the gusting wind, as though bird had had it in him all the time and had passed it…"

-James Welch, Winter in the Blood

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3. The Betsy-Tacy Companion: A Biography of Maud Hart Lovelace

By: Sharla Scannell Whalen

3.82

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Covers each of the Betsy-Tacy books and the autobiographical events from the series. Includes over … read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
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4. 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You

By: John Piper , Tony Reinke

4.33

Format: None pages,

Do You Control Your Phone--Or Does Your Phone Control You? Within a few years of its unveiling, the… read more

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5. These Happy Golden Years (Little House, #8)

By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams

3.50

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Fifteen-year-old Laura lives apart from her family for the first time, teaching school in a claim s… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. A Little in Love

By: Susan Fletcher

3.98

Format: None pages, Paperback

As a young child Eponine never knew kindness, except once from her family's kitchen slave, Cosette.… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
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7. Jane of Lantern Hill

By: L.M. Montgomery

3.37

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

For as long as she could remember, Jane Stuart and her mother lived with her grandmother in a drear… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. Betsy in Spite of Herself (Betsy-Tacy, #6)

By: Maud Hart Lovelace , Vera Neville

3.58

Format: 366 pages, Paperback

Betsy Ray is now a sophomore, and she and her Crowd are in the thick of things at Deep Valley High.… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

9. Rilla of Ingleside (Anne of Green Gables, #8)

By: L.M. Montgomery

3.61

Format: 8 pages, Paperback

Anne's children were almost grown up, except for pretty, high-spirited Rilla. No one could resist h… read more

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10. All-of-a-Kind Family (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #1)

By: Sydney Taylor

4.24

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

It's the turn of the century in New York's Lower East Side and a sense of adventure and excitement … read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

11. Belles on Their Toes

By: Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. , Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

4.07

Format: 253 pages, Paperback

Life is very different now in the rambling Gilbreth house.When the youngest was two and the oldest … read more

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12. By the Shores of Silver Lake (Little House, #5)

By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams

3.61

Format: 130 pages, Paperback

Laura and her family are head to the Dakota Territory for a chance to own their own land--and stop … read more

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13. The Gammage Cup (The Minnipins, #1)

By: Carol Kendall , Erik Blegvad

3.60

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

The Minnipins have lost their past. Long ago, the hero Gammage led them in war against the horrible… read more

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14. Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

By: Carol Ryrie Brink

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Caddie Woodlawn is a real adventurer. She'd rather hunt than sew and plow than bake, and tries to b… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Life is just a lot of everyday adventures."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

"But every redhead's temper has its limitations."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

". . . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes on at the end of an outdoor day."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

". . . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes one at the end of an outdoor day."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

Cover of All-of-a-Kind Family Downtown (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #2) by Sydney Taylor

15. All-of-a-Kind Family Downtown (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #2)

By: Sydney Taylor

4.21

Format: None pages, Paperback

Sydney Taylor grew up among immigrant families on New York City's Lower East Side prior to World Wa… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

16. Little Town on the Prairie (Little House, #7)

By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams

4.25

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

The long winter is finally over, and with spring comes a new job for Laura, town parties, and more … read more

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Cover of Anne's House of Dreams (Anne of Green Gables, #5) by L.M. Montgomery

17. Anne's House of Dreams (Anne of Green Gables, #5)

By: L.M. Montgomery

4.17

Format: 227 pages, Mass Market Paperback

This is an alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780553213188 Anne's own true love, Gilbert Blythe, … read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"…but youth yearned to youth."

-L.M. Montgomery, Anne's House of Dreams (Anne of Green Gables, #5)

"We belong to the race that knows Joseph"

-L.M. Montgomery, Anne's House of Dreams (Anne of Green Gables, #5)

"Death grows friendlier as we grow older."

-L.M. Montgomery, Anne's House of Dreams (Anne of Green Gables, #5)

"It takes all kinds of people to make a world."

-L.M. Montgomery, Anne's House of Dreams (Anne of Green Gables, #5)

18. Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child

By: Anthony Esolen

3.67

Format: 220 pages, Hardcover

Esolen shows how imagination is snuffed out at practically every turn, and then he confronts contem… read more

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19. Freckles (Limberlost #1)

By: Gene Stratton-Porter

4.33

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

FRECKLES "This tender love story is set in the wild swampland of Limberlost, the most frightening p… read more

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Cover of Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3) by L.M. Montgomery

20. Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3)

By: L.M. Montgomery

4.27

Format: 243 pages, Paperback

New adventures lie ahead as Anne Shirley packs her bags, waves good-bye to childhood, and heads for… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Home and I are such good friends."

-L.M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3)

"Have you any unfulfilled dreams, Anne?"

-L.M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3)

"Words aren't made — they grow,' said Anne."

-L.M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3)

"We mustn't let next week rob us of this week's joy."

-L.M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3)

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21. The Coralean Islands (Four Red Banners series)

By: Gianna Cruz

4.67

Format: 227 pages, Paperback

None read more

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