11 Top classics books like Betsy and the Great World (Betsy-Tacy, #9) by Maud Hart Lovelace, Vera Neville

Cover of Betsy and the Great World (Betsy-Tacy, #9) by Maud Hart Lovelace, Vera Neville

Betsy and the Great World (Betsy-Tacy, #9)

By: Maud Hart Lovelace , Vera Neville

4.16

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Betsy's childhood dream is finally coming true: she's off to Europe just like she and Tacy planned …

"Betsy. The great war is on but I hope ours is over. Please come home. Joe."

-Maud Hart Lovelace, Betsy and the Great World (Betsy-Tacy, #9)

"Was life always like that? she wondered. A game of hide and seek in which you only occasionally found the person you wanted to be?"

-Maud Hart Lovelace, Betsy and the Great World (Betsy-Tacy, #9)

If you liked the classics plot in Betsy and the Great World (Betsy-Tacy, #9) by Maud Hart Lovelace, Vera Neville , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of The Saturdays (The Melendy Family, #1) by Elizabeth Enright

1. The Saturdays (The Melendy Family, #1)

By: Elizabeth Enright

4.17

Format: 177 pages, Hardcover

Saturdays can make dreams come true when the Melendy children take turns to spend their pooled al… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"All over the city lights were coming on in the purple-blue dusk. The street lights looked delicate and frail, as though they might suddenly float away from their lampposts like balloons. Long twirlin…"

-Elizabeth Enright, The Saturdays (The Melendy Family, #1)

Cover of These Happy Golden Years (Little House, #8) by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth Williams

2. 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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3. The Penderwicks in Spring (The Penderwicks, #4)

By: Jeanne Birdsall

4.01

Format: 175 pages, Hardcover

Springtime is finally arriving on Gardam Street, and there are surprises in store for each member o… read more

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  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
Cover of Ballet Shoes (Shoes, #1) by Noel Streatfeild, Diane Goode

4. Ballet Shoes (Shoes, #1)

By: Noel Streatfeild , Diane Goode

3.97

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Pauline, Petrova and Posy are orphans determined to help out their new family by joining the Childr… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. 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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6. Strawberry Girl

By: Lois Lenski

4.48

Format: None pages, Paperback

The land was theirs, but so were its hardships Strawberries -- big, ripe, and juicy. Ten-year-old B… read more

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

7. 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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8. Understood Betsy

By: Dorothy Canfield Fisher

4.22

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

For all of her nine years, fragile Elizabeth Ann has heard her Aunt Frances refer in whispers to he… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"What's the matter?" asked the teacher, seeing her bewildered face. "Why—why," said Elizabeth Ann, "I don't know what I am at all. If I'm second-grade arithmetic and seventh-grade reading and third-gr…"

-Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Understood Betsy

Cover of All-of-a-Kind Family (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #1) by Sydney Taylor

9. 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

10. The Ordinary Princess

By: M.M. Kaye

3.67

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Along with Wit, Charm, Health, and Courage, Princess Amy of Phantasmorania receives a special fairy… read more

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11. 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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12. Dancing Shoes (Shoes, #9)

By: Noel Streatfeild

4.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

Wintle's Little Wonders When Cora Wintle goes to pick up her orphaned niece, Rachel, she discovers … read more

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Cover of Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1) by Carol Ryrie Brink

13. 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 Betsy and the Great World (Betsy-Tacy, #9) by Maud Hart Lovelace, Vera Neville

14. Betsy and the Great World (Betsy-Tacy, #9)

By: Maud Hart Lovelace , Vera Neville

4.16

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Betsy's childhood dream is finally coming true: she's off to Europe just like she and Tacy planned … read more

Similar categories in Maud Hart Lovelace's Betsy and the Great World (Betsy-Tacy, #9) book and Maud Hart Lovelace's Betsy and the Great World (Betsy-Tacy, #9)

  • romance
  • childrens classics
  • classics
  • childrens
  • travel
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Betsy. The great war is on but I hope ours is over. Please come home. Joe."

-Maud Hart Lovelace, Betsy and the Great World (Betsy-Tacy, #9)

"Was life always like that? she wondered. A game of hide and seek in which you only occasionally found the person you wanted to be?"

-Maud Hart Lovelace, Betsy and the Great World (Betsy-Tacy, #9)

Cover of The Penderwicks at Point Mouette (The Penderwicks, #3) by Jeanne Birdsall

15. The Penderwicks at Point Mouette (The Penderwicks, #3)

By: Jeanne Birdsall

4.36

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

With over one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick fam… read more

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  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult

16. 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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17. The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)

By: Jeanne Birdsall

4.32

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The Penderwick sisters are home on Gardam Street and ready for an adventure! But the adventure they… read more

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  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
"...even a tiny bit of deceit is dishonorable when it's used for selfish or cowardly reasons. - Mr. Penderwick"

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)

"I got a C because she has no imagination. Who cares about writing essays, anyway, when you can write stories?"

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)

"The referee told me this league has never had a brawl of that magnitude," said Mr. Penderwick after a long, painful silence. "Of course, at the time I was pretending to be a casual passerby and not a…"

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)

"[The kitchen] was also messy--delightfully so, thought Jane--and it didn't look as though lots of cooking went on there. There was a laptop computer on the counter with duck stickers on it, the spice…"

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)

18. A Fine Romance: Falling in Love with the English Countryside (#3)

By: Susan Branch

3.83

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

A thrilling ocean voyage on the Queen Mary 2 from New York City to Southampton culminating in a two… read more

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

19. 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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  • romance
  • 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)

Cover of Fletchers End (Bel Lamington #2) by D.E. Stevenson

20. Fletchers End (Bel Lamington #2)

By: D.E. Stevenson

4.25

Format: 263 pages, Kindle Edition

The joys and contentment of newly-wedded life, set against the tranquil beauty of the English count… read more

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  • romance
  • classics
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

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Carolyn Reeder

3.85

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