Understood Betsy

Dorothy Canfield Fisher's "Understood Betsy" has delighted readers since it was first published in 1917. It is the story of Elizabeth Ann, a 9-year-old orphan who lives a sheltered life with her loving, nervous and overly protective aunt in a bustling big city. Family upheaval requires that she leave her city home to go and live with her cousins on a farm in Vermont. In the country, Elizabeth Ann, now called Betsy, begins to blossom as she learns to think and do for herself. Each chapter brings a new adventure for Betsy, and with each, she learns just how smart and capable she really is.


Genre: Children's Fiction