Maud Hart Lovelace

Betsy, Tacy, and Tib can't wait to be ten and exciting things are about to happen. The girls fall in love with the King of Spain, perform in the School Entertainment, and for the first time, go all the way over the Big Hill to Little Syria by themselves.

"The Betsy-Tacy Treasury brings together the first four books in Maud Hart Lovelace's classic series: Betsy-Tacy, Betsy-Tacy and Tib, Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill, and Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown. Tracing the girls' lives from early childhood to the brink of adolescence, Lovelace illuminates their innocent, mischievous fun and their eye-opening adventures exploring the world around them--from the stories Betsy spins from their neighborhood bench...

Betsy, a high-school sophomore, sets out to fashion a new personality for herself when a handsome new boy joins Betsy and Tacy's crowd in school.

Contains two Betsy-Tacy stories, including "Betsy Was a Junior," in which Betsy, Tacy, and Tib have fun their junior year dating and participating in sorority activities; and "Betsy and Joe," in which Betsy's senior year in high school is complicated by Tony and Joe, who become rivals for her affection.

Betsy sails for Europe to try to forget Joe Willard and to gather material which will aid her in becoming an author.