Announcing Betsy-Tacy Convert Week! SIGN UP DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 9/4!

On the off chance that you haven't heard from me via Facebook, Twitter or Maud L, or happen to be a Betsy-Tacy fan I have not yet found and stalked on numerous social media, I wanted to announce here that the week of 9/28, the week the reissued high school Betsy-Tacy books go on sale is also, officially, BETSY-TACY CONVERT WEEK!

What is this you ask? Well, inspired by the passion that so many Betsy-Tacy fans have for the series (I mean, seriously, more than 200 of us traveled to Mankato, MN for the weekend to visit the houses, dress up in character and play games!), I decided we should put it to work, so to speak, and deploy a BT Army of sorts to convert readers everywhere into Betsy-Tacy fans.

Here's how it will work.
1) You sign up by commenting to this post that you want to find and convert someone into a Betsy-Tacy fan (comment by end of day Friday Aug 28th -- DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 4th!).
2) We'll split everyone into Deep Valley High School's rival student societies: Zetamathians and Philomathians, to tap into your competitive natures
3) We will send everyone who signs up a copy of Heaven to Betsy/Betsy in Spite of Herself
4) You will then give that copy away to someone who doesn't know about the series who should - ideally a young girl who will grow up with the series, but it can be a mom, an aunt, or anyone really!
5) You post a comment here about who you gave it to, what you said, what they said, etc. and identify yourself as a Zet or a Philo (we'll let you know which one you are when you get the book)

I'll keep a sticky post at the top of Book Club Girl that entire week (or two) so that all the comments will be front and center and the first thing people see.

6) If you have other online platforms you ALSO:
- Tell your convert story on Facebook, and share it with the Betsy-Tacy Groups on Facebook
- Tweet your story
- Put it on Flickr
- Make a video and we'll help you put it on YouTube
- Blog about it on your blog
- The sky's the limit!
7) At the end of the conversion week, or two weeks, we'll tally how many Zets made converts and how many Philos made converts (I'll tally from commnts made here on BCG since it may be hard for me to find links to everything online).
8) The winning society will get a paver stone in their name, ala "For the Zetamathians Who Converted the Most Betsy-Tacy Fans Fall 2009" placed outside of Maud Hart Lovelace's childhood home in Mankato, MN

So what do you think? Can we all pretend that the on-sale week is like the Social Room the first week of school at Deep Valley High? Go up to the new kids and convert them! The most orange or blue bows at the end of the week win!

Comments

[Mary Beth]

I found my way here from Melissa Wiley's blog. I'm converted and would love to convert my friend and her daughter!

[Jessica]

Directed here by the lovely Melissa Wiley. I am ready to march out and convert (it helps that I'm an elementary teacher and have access to lots of little girls). Sign me up!

[Nicole]

My daughters and I discovered these books at the library a few months ago. All three of us fell in love and already have two young girls we are hoping to convert. Sign us up! Thanks!

[Jennifer]

I was a big besy-tacy (and betsy-tacy and tib!) fan as a child, and recently got a betsy tacy book at our local homeschool store, I was thrilled! I would love the opportunity to introduce betsy-tacy to friends of my 9 year old! I was directed here from Melissa Wiley's blog.

[Nicol]

Is it too late for me to join in. I recently found the Betsy-Tacy books and would love to share my new found love!

[melanie]

I'm in the process of being converted now! Love love love it.

[Sheila]

Drats I am too late but can I just say that if anyone wants to convert me I am a willing (and hopeful) subject? I do not know this Betsy Tacy of which you all speak so enthusiastically, but I'd like to.

[kathy]

I loved Betsy-Tacy as a girl and haven't read them in years b/c of being the mom of 4 boys but would love to re-read and convert our 2 neighbor girls 11 and 8. thank you for all these reading opportunities.

[Emily]

Yay!!! I am so happy that you extended the deadline!!! Now I can convert someone...or hopefully more then one person : ) I would love to blog about it too. Count me in!

[Becky]

I'm in, although where I will find a child, I don't know.

[Jess]

I have vague pleasant memories of the series, as I did not own it but just stole peeks at passages from a friend's library. I would love to reread them again and have them to share with my daughter Kate. Thanks!!

[Sara]

I will happily take this opportunity to share the wealth! I'm so glad these are being reissued for my second daughter.

[Wendy]

I'd like to sign up....I have a daughter and a step daughter...Frankly, I don't think I have read any of the Betsy-Tacy books! And I don't think either of my girls has, either.

[Susan Gaissert]

I have a wonderful convert in mind. Thank you so much for doing this.

[Rachel Wright]

Wow. I can't wait to get going with this!

[Joanne]

I can't wait to share the book with my daughters, age 7 and 9!

[Yvonne]

Hi, I'd love to be involved. I have a daughter who has not yet discovered the pleasures of these books.

[cutelittlething]

Oh my, sign us up. My 7yr old dd just gave copies of BT and BTT to her best friend that moved away. Knowing that Tib moved away and that they remained friends tempered the blow. Also on our summer vacation we converted my mom age 69, she was in her rocker with her crocheting just waiting for story time. Go Zets!!

[Dianne Bell]

I'm in - and I know just the perfect person! What a delightful idea - Thanks!

[Mary]

This sounds like a wonderful way to introduce my daughters to Betsy.