"B" is for Betsy

       "B" is for Betsy was written by Carolyn Haywood, and was published in 1939 and was renewed in1966. It is also illustrated by the same author.
                 
        "B" is for Betsy is a book about a girl going to first grade for the first time. Her friend Old Ned told her that school is a horrible place and the teacher beats you with a switch if you do something wrong. But Betsy can not find the switch and her teacher, Miss Gray, is a very nice teacher. School is a wonderful place!

       One of my favorite parts of "B" is for Betsy is when at the end of the school year, if she got promoted to second grade, her father would give her a surprise. She gets promoted, and the surprise she gets is when she goes to her grandfather's farm for the summer, her best friend Ellen can come with her.

      You should read "B" is for Betsy.

Black Hearts in Battersea

          Black Hearts in Battersea was written by Joan Aiken and was published in 1964. It has no illustrations, but it is written very creatively. It just paints pictures in my mind. 

          Black Hearts in Battersea is a book about a boy named Simon who arrives in London to study art and meet up with an old family friend named Dr. Field. When he gets to the place Dr. Field is supposed to be staying, though, the family who lives there claims that they don't know any Dr. Field. Simon meets old and new friends and battles tough situations, especially the one where the Duke and Duchess of Battersea are about to be killed. Then it all resolves in the end.
          What I like best is when Simon and his friend Sophie find out that they have the Battersea tuft. The Battersea tuft is an area of white hair on the back of the neck. It's so cool to find out that Simon and Sophie are brother and sister. I love Black Hearts in Battersea!