Emily of Deep Valley: A Deep Valley Book (P.S.) [Paperback]

Maud Hart Lovelace (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 12, 2010 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: P.S.

Emily Webster, an orphan living with her grandfather, is not like the other girls her age in Deep Valley, Minnesota. After graduation, she longs to join the Crowd and go off to college—but she can't leave her grandfather alone at home. Resigning herself to a "lost winter," Emily nonetheless throws herself into a new program of study and a growing interest in the local Syrian community, and when she meets a handsome new teacher at the high school, Emily gains more than she ever dreamed possible.

Maud Hart Lovelace's only young adult stand-alone novel, Emily of Deep Valley is considered by fans of her beloved Betsy-Tacy series to be one of the author's finest works.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“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.” (-Meg Cabot )

“Family loyalty and the devotion of friends to one another, which for me are the defining characteristics of the Betsy-Tacy stories.” (Esther Hautzig, Award-winning author, former Director of Children's Book Promotion for Thomas Y. Crowell Co., and former publicist for Betsy's Wedding in 1955 )

“I truly consider BETSY AND TACY GO DOWNTOWN to be the finest novel in the English language! I will never love any other books as much as I love the Betsy-Tacy books.” (Claudia Mills, children's book author, winner of National Book Award and Golden Kite Award )

“Pure bliss.... I now realize that one of the reasons I believed I could someday become a writer was because of Betsy’s own infallible confidence that she would be a writer.” (Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author )

“There are three authors whose body of work I have reread more than once over my adult life: Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, and Maud Hart Lovelace.” (Anna Quindlen, New York Times Bestselling Author )

“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.” (Laura Lippman, New York Times Bestselling Author )

“I read every one of these Betsy-Tacy-Tib books twice. I loved them as a child, as a young adult, and now, reading them with my daughter, as a mother. What a wonderful world it was!” (Bette Midler, actor and singer )

“Some characters become your friends for life. That’s how it was for me with Betsy-Tacy.” (Judy Blume, bestselling beloved YA author )

“The Betsy-Tacy books were among my favorites when I was growing up.” (- Nora Ephron, Academy Award-nominated director )

“I am fairly certain that my independent, high-spirited grandmother must have had a childhood similar to Betsy Ray’s…As I read..., I felt that I was having an unexpected and welcome peek into Granny’s childhood-a gift to me from Maud Hart Lovelace.” (Ann M. Martin, creator/author of The Baby-sitter's Club )

About the Author

Maud Hart Lovelace (1892-1980) based her Betsy-Tacy series on her own childhood. Her series still boasts legions of fans, many of whom are members of the Betsy-Tacy Society, a national organization based in Mankato, Minnesota.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics; Reprint edition (October 12, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0062003305
• ISBN-13: 978-0062003300
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #310,380 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Maud Hart Lovelace, born in 1892, is the author of the Betsy-Tacy series, in addition to several other books for adults and children. She based the Betsy-Tacy series on her own childhood and once wrote, "I lived the happiest childhood a child could possibly know," and it is this joy that comes through in her books. She died in 1980 but her legacy lives on in the beloved series she created and in her legions of fans, many of whom are members of the Betsy-Tacy Society, a national organization based in Mankato, MN.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hooray for Emily!, October 14, 2010

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Michiganme - See all my reviews

This review is from: Emily of Deep Valley: A Deep Valley Book (P.S.) (Paperback)

Finally, back in print! Muster your wits and stand in your own defense with Emily. Living as an orphan in turn-of-the-century Deep Valley, Em has yearnings she doesn't expect to reach. However, Emily has depths of which she was unaware. Buy this book for the misfit, the dreamer, the popular, the average girl you know. Emily shines and sends that forth to the reader.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hallelujah! Emily is back in print! YA fiction with no vampires forsooth, October 14, 2010

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Jessica Weissman "poet and computer programmer" (Silver Spring, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Emily of Deep Valley: A Deep Valley Book (P.S.) (Paperback)

Emily of Deep Valley is a lovely book wherein a young woman musters her wits and finds the life she deserves, while still honoring her family obligations.

It gives Maud Hart Lovelace the chance to stretch out her imagination, which had plenty of room in the fact-ish Betsy books. But she shines here, with some extra freedom.

The reissue is lovely, with the Vera Neville cover illustration, enough extras to make the most ardent fan happy, and fine clear print.

Go buy the book and give it to your favorite young teen. There's gotta be something for kids who are tired of vampires and dystopias. This is it!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Welcome back to print, Emily!, October 29, 2010

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RedCatBlueCat "redcatbluecat" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Emily of Deep Valley: A Deep Valley Book (P.S.) (Paperback)

Emily Webster isn't going to college after graduation. She's staying in Deep Valley to take care of her elderly grandfather. This is the story of how Emily copes with being left behind by her Crowd, literally and figuratively, and creates a life for herself after high school. Although Betsy Ray has a mere cameo in this book, it is a must read for Deep Valley fans who will love Emily as a standalone heroine in her own right.