Lovelace, Maud Hart

After Betsy Ray moves into the house across the street from Tacy Kelly, the five-year-olds become inseparable friends.

Almost-eight-year-old Winona, living in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Minnesota, knows she has a special red dress and lots of friends for her birthday party, but she wonders if she will really get the pony that she is longing for.

The adventures of Betsy and Tacy in their first year of high school.

In 1911, when Carney and Larry return to Deep Valley, Minnesota, the town wonders if Larry will propose to her.

Betsy, Tacy and Tib have good times and quarrels during their sophomore year in high school.

Betsy goes to Europe in 1913 to gather materials for her career as a writer. War breaks out in Europe and Betsy returns home.