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    margareita metermaid: Oh Sadie, you have made my week, and possibly my year. Betsy Tacy COMPANION??? I never knew. I just read the series over and over again since I firs... more »
    No Luck: When I was in first or second grade I decided to write a Betsy-Tacy musical. Of course I only got as far as the first song (about Betsy wishing for a ... more »
    Tikitacky: Thank you, Sadie. I, too, get weirdly choked up when I try to explain the Betsy-Tacy universe to the uninitiated. These books, simply put, are my vers... more »
    YourScreenplaySucks: I might have read one of these - is there a book in the series where Betsy decides to make herself over into someone mysterious & glamorous and a majo... more »
    TheFormerJuneBronson: I need information. In what order are they? And how many altogether? more »
    TheFormerJuneBronson: I never read these. I think I might have to. For some reason, reading about high schoolers of the past is one of my very favorite things to do. Though... more »
    Ultraprison!: Betsy, Tacy, and Tibb! I'd forgotten all about this book... oh my gosh, I love it so much. more »
    Plum-Pie: Am I the only one who finds themself opening Amazon in another tab before even finishing Sadie's book posts? more »
    otherginger: So odd. Betsy and Joe was the first I read in this series, and after that I devoured them (my mom and her sister had the whole series). Aunt Betsy s... more »
    LittleWindmill: As a teenager I absolutely LOVED Wuthering Heights, it was my favorite novel, bar none, and I read it over and over again until I had to put it away f... more »
    Jill7: In "Sense and Sensibility" and "Northanger Abbey", Jane Austen mocked Romantic novels and their pernicious influence on young ladies. more »
    Zombie Ms. Skittles: Because I love you all THAT MUCH. more »
    sewradical: My last comment got removed. Now I am really paranoid that I did something wrong, but I don't know what it could be. If I am reposting this comment an... more »
    southernbitch: i would NEVER date a man whose favorite book is wuthering heights. signals, people. SIGNALS. more »
    jenniferhill: I would much rather see the semaphore version. (Fast forward a little bit if you don't want to see someone confess) more »
    AJ: In my mind, only Monty Python managed to capture the true drama, intrigue, and romance of Wuthering Heights. (note: skip to 1:15 to avoid the anim... more »
    Maritsa: The next book will be a new-and-not-improved Jane Eyre: for the bookish nerd who wants the hot, rich QB - all she has to do is ignore the muffled thum... more »
    dj_chick: I would be more likely to read this now because I like the cover. *ducking while people throw things at me* more »
    Zombie Ms. Skittles: It always boggles me when people hold Wuthering Heights up as a piece of classic romance. I read it on my own for fun in college and a few months lat... more »
    lamey007: Thank the lord. I had no idea what my next book would be, I was waiting for Edward and Bella's guidance. Next I'm hoping Harry Potter starts an "Offic... more »
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    Stars In The Sky: A Tribute To Betsy-Tacy

    For a long time now I have been too emotional to really write about THE BEST SERIES OF ALL TIME: More »
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    Heathcliff Didn't Sparkle, Though

    HarperTeen is releasing an edition of Wuthering Heights with a Twilight-eqsue cover which brags it's "Bella & Edward's Favorite Book." 4TNZ imagines what other classic novels would look like "Twilightized!" Example: The Scarlet Letter: "Same color as blood!" [4TNZ, HarperTeen]
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    A First Look At Michelle Style

    Finally! Because there just hasn't been enough coverage of what the First Lady is wearing. Oh, and guess what? The book hits stores right before Mother's Day. [The Life Files, Amazon]
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    "Foreign Bodies In Surgery"

    These books, published in 1880, recount the extractions of foreign objects from the body. One chapter deals with the vagina. Among the items found: Spools, bottles, beer-glass, threaded needle, goblet, tin cup, live leech. [BoingBoing]