Applewhites at Wit's End
10 best books like Applewhites at Wit's End (Stephanie S. Tolan): Tuesdays at the Castle, I'm Not Dying with You Tonight, The Weight of a Mass: A Tale of Faith, Wednesdays in the Tower, Thursdays with the Crown, Schooled, Understood Betsy, Betsy-Tacy and Tib, Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown, Heaven to Betsy
| Author | Jessica Day George |
| ISBN | 1599906449 |
Tuesdays at Castle Glower are Princess Celie's favorite days. That's because on Tuesdays the castle adds a new room, a turret, or sometimes even an entire wing. No one ever knows what the castle will do next, and no one-other than Celie, that is-takes the time to map out the new additions. But when King...
I'm Not Dying with You Tonight
| Author | Kimberly Jones |
| ISBN | 1492678899 |
Lena and Campbell aren't friends.
Lena has her killer style, her awesome boyfriend, and a plan. She knows she's going to make it big. Campbell, on the other hand, is just trying to keep her head down and get through the year at her new school.
When both girls attend the Friday-night football...
| Author | Josephine Nobisso |
| ISBN | 0940112094 |
When a poor devout widow begs for a scrap of bread from a rich faithless baker, she promises to participate in the king’s wedding mass as payment for the baker’s generosity. The baker writes “One Mass” on a scrap of paper and places it on his scale to determine how much bread it is worth. To his and...
| Author | Jessica Day George |
| ISBN | 1599906457 |
A castle that is constantly rearranging itself, and a young royal family sworn to protect it... Celie, Rolf, and their beloved Castle Glower are back in this exciting sequel.
Strange things are afoot in Castle Glower: new rooms, corridors, and even stables keep arriving, even when they aren't...
| Author | Jessica Day George |
| ISBN | 1619632993 |
Castle Glower has been acting weird, so it’s no surprise when two towers transport Celie and her siblings to an unknown land. When they realize that no one from home is coming to get them, the kids – along with Celie’s pet griffin Rufus – set out through the forest to figure out where they are and...
| Author | Gordon Korman |
| ISBN | 0786856920 |
Homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, Capricorn (Cap) Anderson has never watched television, tasted a pizza, or even heard of a wedgie. But when his grandmother lands in the hospital, Cap is forced to move in with a school counselor and attend the local middle school. While Cap knows a lot about tie-dyeing...
| Author | Dorothy Canfield Fisher |
| ISBN | 1887840133 |
For all of her nine years, fragile Elizabeth Ann has heard her Aunt Frances refer in whispers to her "horrid Putney cousins." But when her aunt can no longer care for her, Elizabeth Ann must leave her sheltered life to live in the wilds of Vermont with those distant relatives.
In the beginning,...
| Author | Maud Hart Lovelace |
| ISBN | 0690138768 |
Three of a Kind
Betsy and Tacy are best friends. Then Tib moves into the neighborhood and the three of them start to play together. The grown-ups think they will quarrel, but they don't. Sometimes they quarrel with Betsy's and Tacy's bossy big sisters, but they never quarrel among themselves.They...
Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown
| Author | Maud Hart Lovelace |
| ISBN | 0064400980 |
Betsy, Tacy, and Tib are twelve—old enough to do lots of things...even go downtown on their own. There they see their first horseless carriage, discover the joys of the public library, and see a real play at the Opera House. They even find themselves acting in one! Best of all, they help a lonely new friend...
| Author | Maud Hart Lovelace |
| ISBN | 0064401103 |
High School is Heaven! It's Betsy Ray's freshman year at Deep Valley High School, and she and her best childhood chum, Tacy Kelly, are loving every minute. Betsy and Tacy find themselves in the midst of a new crowd of friends, with studies aplenty (including Latin and--ugh--algebra), parties and picnics...
| Author | Maud Hart Lovelace |
| ISBN | 0064405443 |
I can never decide which of the Betsy-Tacy books are my favorite. I think that's because I love them all (especially the ones from her highschool years on) equally. They are all so sweet and perfect and I love them. But Betsy's Wedding has a special place in my heart.
Why? Well, y'know. Betsy and...
Betsy in Spite of Herself
Betsy Ray is now a sophomore, and she and her Crowd are in the thick of things at Deep Valley High. Whether she's carrying out her duties as class secretary, trying to charm the exasperating Joe Willard, or juggling the demands of rhetoricals, football games, parties, and exams, Betsy's got her hands...
| Author | Maud Hart Lovelace |
| ISBN | 0064405478 |
The Best School Year Ever That's the kind of junior year Betsy Ray has planned for herself. And when her childhood friend Tib Muller moves back to Deep Valley, Betsy's sure her perfect year is off to a grand start. With charming, funny Tib around, Crowd doings are more fun than ever -- especially after Betsy...
