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Betsy-Tacy and Tib
Children's fiction
Betsy-Tacy and Tib
Book 2 of the Betsy-Tacy series
129 pages · First published 1941
Betsy Ray and Tacy Kelly’s friendship expands when Tib Muller moves into the neighborhood and proves adventurous enough to join their imaginative schemes. The three girls play, quarrel, invent games, and attempt ambitious projects that rarely unfold exactly as planned. Their small Minnesota town provides a safe but lively setting for childhood independence. Maud Hart Lovelace’s second Betsy-Tacy novel celebrates the particular intensity of early friendship and the way adding a third child can complicate a pair without diminishing the bond that began it.
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Childhood disobedience, pranks and minor accidents; pretend play involving death/funerals; no mature content.
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Molasses Cinnamon Cocoa
Velvety chocolate suits a lively, lighthearted reading mood.
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- 12 oz Pale ale
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