The Education of Bet by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
The Education of Bet
Lauren Baratz-Logsted
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Release Date: July 12, 2010
Pages: 192
Rating: 5 stars
Bet is sixteen, very intelligent, but only knows as much as her limited education will allow. In Victorian England, girls aren’t allowed to go to school.
Will is also 16, and though not related by blood, he and Bet act like brother and sister. In fact, they even look like brother and sister. And though they’re both raised under the same roof, by the same kind uncle, Will has one big advantage over Bet: He’s a boy, and being a boy means he isn’t stuck in the grand house they call home. He gets to go out into the world–to school.
But that’s not what Will wishes. He wants to join the military and learn about real life, not what’s written in books.
So one night, Bet comes up with a plan. She’ll go to school as Will. Will can join the military. And though it seems impossible, they actually manage to pull it off.
But once Bet gets to the school, she begins to realize the education she’s going to get isn’t exactly the one she was expecting.
I absolutely loved this book! I loved everything about it: the characters, the story, the writing, the list goes on and on. This book was so cute and I loved Bet’s voice.
I loved reading about all of Bet’s adventures at schools while she was pretending to be a boy. This was so much fun to read. I also kept waiting for her to get caught. Bet falls for her roommate, who thinks she is a boy, and that is absolutely priceless watching them. I absolutely loved her roommate, James. He was definately swoonworthy. At first, you don’t really know what to think of him, but as the book goes on he really grows as a character and you see him and “Will” really start to become good friends. Mrs. Smithers was another character I really liked. At first, I figured she’d be a stern lady with not much character to her, but I was very wrong. She was one of my favorite characters of the book!
I do wish we had gotten to hear a bit more of the story. The Education of Bet was only 192 pages, so there was no length issue of going longer. Don’t delay, go get this book and read it as soon as you can!
I have this on hold at the library, can't wait to read it! Great review :)
I have this one on my shelf and can't wait to read it!
Heard from others that this is cool as well – on the wishlist! XD
I wasn't too sure about this one, but you make it sound so good!
This being only 200 pages makes me giggle, because The Twin's Daughter is almost 400. XD I'm SUPER excited to get my hands on this!
I love the concept of this novel–can't wait to read it! Thanks for the awesome review.
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