Ever since their first publication in the 1940s, the Betsy-Tacy stories have been loved by each generation of young readers. Maud Hart Lovelace gwas the beloved author of the Betsy-Tacy books as well as many other books for adults and children. . And they learn that they themselves wouldn't want to be anything else. They learn that new Americans are sometimes the best Americans. And they do! The girls fall in love with the King of Spain, perform in the School Entertainment, and for the first time, go all the way over the Big Hill to Little Syria by themselves. After all, getting two numbers in your age is the beginning of growing up--exciting things are bound to happen. Betsy, Tacy, and Tib can't wait to be ten.