blue_savannah 's review for:

Betsy and Joe by Maud Hart Lovelace

5.0

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I was desperately in need of a comfort read recently so I continued moving through Lovelace's Betsy stories. I particularly enjoy this one, portraying Betsy's (and loosely, Lovelace's) senior year in high school and her long-awaited romance with Joe Willard. Things don't always go as planned, of course, and when Betsy and Joe quarrel at Christmastime she is able to deal with her unhappiness in a manner worthy of her years (as she puts it). I also love how she retreats to the country during Easter vacation, returning to her writing instead of hiding behind parties and is once again able to open up to Joe. I have no idea how many times I've read these. They are beloved books.