The insightful story of how an over-protected girl becomes a self-confident young woman.
Understood Betsy [with Biographical Introduction]
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
One of the all time great books from my childhood. I always felt misunderstood and bought this at a Scholastic Book Fair one year. The characters are sharp, the time period is clearly drawn (it was current then, so sometimes author's take things for granted -- this book is forever). Betsy is a real little orphan girl loved too anxiously by two elderly aunts. In a crisis she's sent to other relatives, but then they have a crisis and she ends up on the New England farm of still more relatives. There she has chores, learns she can do things on her own, make wise decisions, play with dogs and young calves, care about others and doesn't need to take credit for being 'good'. If an upper elementary, lower middle school child reads only one book this is one I'd recommend.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read this book as a child and thought it "interesting" but as a parent it was instructive in the balance between smothering love and affectionless care. Somewhere in the middle is born the idea to my 7 year old daughter that perhaps mom CAN do too much for me... and perhaps there is a feeling of grownup accomplishment that is its own reward when I'm expected to do things myself.
So this book was both entertaining (hard to put down!) and instructive (you don't really want to BE that smothering aunt... nor do you want to be that kid who has to endure one)... but it's a bigger story than even that. For there is generosity of spirit and not condemnation that meets each person where they are.
Truly a beautiful book! Definitely recommend!
So this book was both entertaining (hard to put down!) and instructive (you don't really want to BE that smothering aunt... nor do you want to be that kid who has to endure one)... but it's a bigger story than even that. For there is generosity of spirit and not condemnation that meets each person where they are.
Truly a beautiful book! Definitely recommend!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is one of the great American novels - it just happens to be for children as well as for adults. Its poignancy, sweetness and kindness are remarkable. And it rings true today - after more than 100 years. It is a true novel of the heart.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent book- should be part of every child's library!!!!
Delightful! I recently read the Kindle version of this book, and will be purchasing the paperback version for my kids. Read more
Published 14 days ago by LegoMama
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This is No Book!
I loved this book as a little girl (and ever since), and I wanted to buy a copy for my niece. This printing was a bitter disappointment. Read more
Published 1 month ago by auntsissy
5.0 out of 5 stars
I loved revisiting this childhood favorite . . .
Understood Betsy was one of the books I enjoyed reading when I was young. I liked Betsy well enough, but not quite as much as Anne of Green Gables or My Friend Flicka, but the book... Read more
Published 2 months ago by M Denise C
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Old School Book
I liked it as I was born in the 1940s and was reminded of how simple life once was in America.
Published 4 months ago by Roy Luther
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Return to my childhood book
I read this book when I was a little girl, maybe 8 or 9. I loved it then. In re-reading it, in my 60's I truly enjoyed reading the bio of the author and was surprised to learn of... Read more
Published 5 months ago by daina chamness
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recommend
I heard about this book in a counseling workshop entitled "The Family Projection Process" about how anxiety is passed down through the generations. Read more
Published 6 months ago by customer
5.0 out of 5 stars
A classic - must read
I cannot belive I had never heard of this book, it is a classic! Reminded me of my all time favorite book (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn) as it too was from a young girl's perspective... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Emma James
