List About Books Carney's House Party (Deep Valley #1)
| Title | : | Carney's House Party (Deep Valley #1) |
| Author | : | Maud Hart Lovelace |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 288 pages |
| Published | : | November 7th 2000 by HarperCollins (first published December 1st 1949) |
| Categories | : | Classics. Young Adult. Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Childrens. Romance |
Maud Hart Lovelace
Paperback | Pages: 288 pages Rating: 4.12 | 2052 Users | 94 Reviews
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It is the summer of 1911, and Carney Sibley is back home in her beloved town of Deep Valley, Minnesota. She's looking forward to hosting a month-long house party, with guests including her Vassar college roommate Isobel Porteous and old chum Betsy Ray. With lots of the old Crowd and a new friend--wealthy, unkempt, but lovable Sam Hutchinson--around, the days are filled with fun. And romance seems to be in the air. But Carney can never be romantic about anyone but Larry Humphreys, her high school sweetheart, who moved to California four years ago. Then Larry returns to Deep Valley and sets the town abuzz. Will Larry propose? And will Carney say yes? In addition to her beloved Betsy-Tacy books, Maud Hart Lovelace wrote three more stories set in the fictional town of Deep Valley: Winona's Pony Cart, Carney's House Party, and Emily of Deep Valley. Longtime fans and new readers alike will be delighted to find the Deep Valley books available again for the first time in many years.
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| Original Title: | Carney's House Party: A Deep Valley Book |
| ISBN: | 0064408590 (ISBN13: 9780064408592) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Deep Valley #1 |
| Setting: | Mankato(United States) |
Rating About Books Carney's House Party (Deep Valley #1)
Ratings: 4.12 From 2052 Users | 94 ReviewsCrit About Books Carney's House Party (Deep Valley #1)
This one is still relatively new to me, when I think how many times I've read it compared to the rest of the Betsy series. It was out of print for so long, yet is such an important part of the books. Both Betsy and Joe make an appearance, too. Focusing on Betsy's friend Carney, this story takes place the summer between her sophomore and junior year at Vassar, and finally solves the mystery of what happened with her and her high school crush Laurence.This is a lovely snapshot of summers in theGood story. Made me think of tradition and my childhood, fondly. The cover is deceiving as it is about college kids and not preteens or high schoolers, as one might guess. The better for it and, like I said, a nostalgic good time.
Re-read for 2014 VSC discussion. 05-22-2010 review:**slight spoilers toward the end**This is a particularly fun one to discuss at the VSC, because it's a strong favorite among the NY Chapter members, and that invariably leads to a raucous discussion. I always enjoy my glimpse into Carney's sensible perspective. (I like things settled, too!) With my last read, I remember noticing what an excellent job MHL did with the tightened time frame of just one summer. This time around, I found myself
8/2015I've never identified with Carney particularly. She's so reserved, so prim, so proper and I have never been any of those things. And yet. Her fears, her hopes, her motivations- all pretty recognizable to me.Part of the problem with having Lovelace's books filed under "comfort reading" in my head is that I forget what a good writer she is, how she sees so keenly into people. Coming here for sweetness and finding only magnifying mirrors is more than a little disconcerting.Several passages
I adored the Betsy-Tacy books growing up but never read this sequel of sorts about Betsy's friend Carney and the summer between her sophomore and junior years at Vassar. It's a romance (and very much of its time with college girls getting engaged and making hope chests). But I like Carney and her sensible ways and it is lovely to return to Deep Valley.
Maud Hart Lovelace, whose ten-book Betsy-Tacy series offers a delightful record of three young girls growing up in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Minnesota, also wrote three tangentially related titles, set in the same fictionalized town of Deep Valley. Carney's House Party is one of these (along with Emily of Deep Valley and Winona's Pony Cart ), and although the HarperCollins reprint I read lists it as the second in the series, it was published first, in 1949. As it is my
So it seems that I have more in common with Carney than I originally thought. I adored this book! It was a wonderful companion to a childhood series. Edit, 10/17/10Just finished rereading this book. Oh, but it's wonderful. Lovelace has such a deep love of her characters, and since they're all based on her friends, it's no wonder why.
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