deafgirlhistory

a year ago

Betsy Ray, Tacy Kelly, and Tib Mueller, all now twelve years old girls, old enough to go downtown all alone. Their home, Deep Valley, Minnesota, now has the horseless carriages for very first time when Opera House owner, Mr. Poppy buys the automobile. Tib became Mr. Poppy`s first passenger, along with his wife. Their classmate, Winona Root, who was initially jealous of Tib but soon got over it when she invited Betsy, Tacy, and Tib to the dramatized version of Uncle Tom`s Cabin in the Opera House. Betsy also befriends the lonely woman, Mrs. Poppy, who has lost her only daughter way before when she moved to the town. The three girls, has not only enjoyed going to the parties at Poppy Hotel, but also enjoyed participating another theatrical production of Rip Van Winkle which has allowed Betsy`s mother, Mrs. Ray, to reunite with her long-lost brother. The three girls has also discover about the dime novel, has encouraged Betsy to write on her own. Mr. and Mrs. Ray has decided that since Betsy has a passion of writing, and that means that she would be allowed to go to her new town library, Carnegie Library for every two weeks, and also would be allowed to spend the money on the special mid-day treat to stay over there all day. I would recommend this book! - Happy Reading!