{"product_id":"understood-betsy-a-story-of-growth-and-self-reliance-hardcover","title":"Understood Betsy: A Story of Growth and Self-Reliance - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDorothy Canfield Fisher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnderstood Betsy\u003c\/em\u003e is a coming-of-age novel depicting the moral and practical education of a sheltered child placed in a rural New England household.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Ann, timid and overprotected, is sent from her anxious urban relatives to live with distant Vermont kin whose manner of life is direct, industrious, and unsentimental. Through daily responsibility, outdoor labor, and steady expectation rather than indulgence, Betsy gradually develops independence, judgment, and self-confidence. The narrative traces not dramatic upheaval but gradual growth, illustrating how environment and expectation shape character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDorothy Canfield Fisher presents rural life neither as idyll nor hardship alone, but as a setting in which resilience and competence are cultivated through lived experience. The novel has long been included in discussions of early twentieth-century American juvenile literature and educational philosophy, particularly for its emphasis on self-reliance and practical learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 108\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Understood Betsy\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43426625847363,"sku":"9781515434948","price":34.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/store7994.com\/products\/understood-betsy-a-story-of-growth-and-self-reliance-hardcover","provider":"STORE 7994","version":"1.0","type":"link"}