Understood Betsy

Understood Betsy, written by Dorothy Canfield Fisher, is a sympathetic novel dealing with a little girl named Betsy and her going to live with relations in the country. The book concerns itself with this girl's growing up, whereby she learns to develop herself and adapt independently to the environment to find out how she can be capable and strong.

She is overwhelmed at first by the strangeness of an outlaw setting and the inequity in the new life, but Betsy ultimately fought her way in the community to flourish. Significant lessons of self-reliance and empathy exist in the development of value in hard work, both from her experiences and through her interactions in the community.

Fisher's storytelling has made it bound to something very warm and real about one's childhood and personal development. That is why Understood Betsy can sit as a favorite for young and older readers as well. The novel is simply a bewitching story that shows, in minute detail, the transformational power of understanding and support in a child's life.