The book is currently out of stock
More about the book
The novel follows 9-year-old Elizabeth Ann, an orphan who transitions from a sheltered city life with her strict relatives to a vibrant rural existence on a Vermont farm with her mother's family, the Putneys. Nicknamed "Betsy," she discovers a world where independence and responsibility are embraced, challenging her previous notions of childhood limitations. Through her experiences, Betsy learns valuable life skills and gains confidence, highlighting themes of growth, resilience, and the importance of family dynamics in child development.
Book purchase
Understood Betsy, Dorothy Canfield Fisher
- Language
- Released
- 2018
- product-detail.submit-box.info.binding
- (Hardcover with dust jacket)
We’ll notify you via email once we track it down.
Payment methods
- Title
- Understood Betsy
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Dorothy Canfield Fisher
- Publisher
- Bibliotech Press
- Released
- 2018
- Format
- Hardcover with dust jacket
- Pages
- 152
- ISBN13
- 9781618953476
- Category
- Young Adult
- Description
- The novel follows 9-year-old Elizabeth Ann, an orphan who transitions from a sheltered city life with her strict relatives to a vibrant rural existence on a Vermont farm with her mother's family, the Putneys. Nicknamed "Betsy," she discovers a world where independence and responsibility are embraced, challenging her previous notions of childhood limitations. Through her experiences, Betsy learns valuable life skills and gains confidence, highlighting themes of growth, resilience, and the importance of family dynamics in child development.