I'm Relaunching The Betsy Tacy Book Club: 2025 Series Read Along

Last year, you may recall,  I launched The Betsy Tacy Read Along, which was to be a year long reading of the books in the Betsy Tacy series by Maud Hart Lovelace, and shortly after that I came down (for the first and hopefully last time) with covid. Something about covid sent my life into a bit of a spiral, unlike any other virus I've ever had (I am as we speak, recovering from pnuemonia). I couldn't concentrate, was easily overwhelmed (more than usual, as that is easy for me if I'm not careful, anyway), and the fatigue lasted for months. I felt the need to pare down, cut out and eliminate so many things that were demanding my attention, even good things. Looking back I realize it was the right decision at the time, but I mourned so many of the things I had planned.

Then this week Elizabeth at Inkberry Hill Cottage announced her Steeped In Storybook Book Club, and wouldn't you guess, the very first book on her list is Betsy Tacy. That got me to rethinking my own goal of hosting a book club/read along here, and since I still had the post in my archives I decided, why not?

With that, I've come up with a schedule which you'll see below and participation is really very simple. We'll read one book in the series each month and on the first Monday of the following month, I'll share my thoughts about each book in a post, and if you are reading along with me, you can share yours in the comments. Here's how it will work

So that we can "catch up" I suppose you could say, we'll read the first two books in February. I find these books fairly easy reads, so I don't think finishing two in one month will be difficult. Also, if you participated last year you might remember that we actually discussed the first book, so this one may be a repeat for some of you.

January / February - Betsy Tacy and Betsy Tacy and Tib

Discussion - Monday, March 3

March - Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill

Discussion - Monday, April 7

April - Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown

Discussion - Monday, May 5

May - Heaven to Betsy

Discussion - Monday, June 2

June - Betsy In Spite of Herself

Discussion - Monday, July 7

July - Betsy Was A Junior

Discussion - Monday, August 4

August - Betsy and Joe

Discussion - Monday, September 1

September - Betsy and the Great World

Discussion - Monday, October 6

October - Betsy's Wedding

Discussion - Monday, November 3

We'll finish up our discussion in early November, and then towards the end of November, I'll have a fun Advent Calendar reading for us to enjoy with select passages from each of the books.  I discovered this year and almost posted it then, but now I'm glad I waited so we can make it a part of our year-long readings.

If you already own the series, that's wonderful! And if not, check with your local library or you can order the from Amazon (these are the books I have!)

The Betsy Tacy Treasury (The First Four Books in the Series) (AFFILIATE LINK)'

Heaven to Betsy / Betsy In Spite of Herself (AFFILIATE LINK)

Betsy Was a Junior / Betsy and Joe (AFFILIATE LINK)

Betsy and Great World / Betsy's Wedding (AFFILIATE LINK)

I looked for them on the Internet Archives, but so much there has changed in recent months, and many books are no longer available to borrow.  I did see that there is also a Kindle edition of the titles listed above, if you'd prefer to go that route.

I'm looking forward to spending a year in Deep Valley with Betsy, Tacy and Tib, and you as well! If you want to join me, please leave a comment on this post to let me know. And, as always, don't let the year long commitment scare you.  This is all very simple and easy, just read when and if you can, and if you forget and don't visit the post each month to join in the discussion, that's ok, too.  There are no rules here, other than to be kind, friendly and courteous to all! If you ever forget what book we are on or when our next discussion will be, I'll create a link back to this post in the side bar over the next few days, so you can always just click on it and find your way back here.

Until then, my friends . . . .

I'll meet you at the top of the hill!

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