Betsy-Tacy books in order

Betsy-Tacy is a series of 9 books by Maud Hart Lovelace: 2,124 pages, about 39 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.

Bar height shows length.

The books

1

Betsy-Tacy 1940 2.2 h

Best Friends Forever.
2

Betsy-Tacy and Tib 1941 2.3 h

After Tib Muller moves into the town where Betsy Ray and Tacy Kelly live, the eight-year-olds never quarrel, even when learning to fly--from the limb of a tree.
3

Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill 1942 3.1 h

Betsy, Tacy, and Tib can't wait to be ten.
4

Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown 1943 3.3 h

Betsy, Tacy, and Tib are twelve—old enough to do lots of things...even go downtown on their own.
5

Heaven to Betsy 1945 6.3 h

High School is Heaven!
6

Betsy in Spite of Herself 1946 5.5 h

Betsy Ray is now a sophomore, and she and her Crowd are in the thick of things at Deep Valley High.
7

Betsy Was a Junior 1947 5.0 h

The Best School Year Ever That's the kind of junior year Betsy Ray has planned for herself.
8

Betsy and Joe 1948 5.2 h

Betsy Ray has always thought that she and the fascinating Joe Willard would make the perfect couple.
9

Betsy and the Great World 1952 5.9 h

It's the trip of a lifetime.

After book 1, Betsy-Tacy	about 37 hours left
After book 2, Betsy-Tacy and Tib	about 34 hours left
After book 3, Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill	about 31 hours left
After book 4, Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown	about 28 hours left
After book 5, Heaven to Betsy	about 22 hours left
After book 6, Betsy in Spite of Herself	about 16 hours left
After book 7, Betsy Was a Junior	about 11 hours left
After book 8, Betsy and Joe	about 6 hours left

About 38 hours 56 minutes

All 9 books, 2,124 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

78 days (about 12 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Minutes a day Your reading speed: 250 words a minute

Estimate based on 275 words per page.