Heaven to Betsy (Betsy-Tacy #5) vs The Misfits: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: School Stories, Schools, Friendship, Children's fiction, Fiction
Heaven to Betsy (Betsy-Tacy #5)
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High School is Heaven! It's Betsy Ray's freshman year at Deep Valley High School, and she and her best childhood chum, Tacy Kelly, are loving every minute. Betsy and Tacy find themselves in the midst of a new crowd of…
The Misfits
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Kids who get called the worst names oftentimes find each other. That's how it was with us. Skeezie Tookis and Addie Carle and Joe Bunch and me. We call ourselves the Gang of Five, but there are only four of us. We do it…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Heaven to Betsy (Betsy-Tacy #5) highest: Heaven to Betsy (Betsy-Tacy #5) 4.3 · The Misfits 3.8.
- The Misfits has the widest readership — 6606 ratings behind its score.
- Heaven to Betsy (Betsy-Tacy #5) runs the darker storyline; The Misfits stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Heaven to Betsy (Betsy-Tacy #5) | The Misfits | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (6295) | 3.8 (6606) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (6) | 3.7 (9) |
| Google Books | — | 3.0 (8) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (19) | 4.0 (107) |
Reception
| Heaven to Betsy (Betsy-Tacy #5) | The Misfits | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 6295 | 6606 |
| Editions | 9 | 16 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 7991 |
| Reading it now | — | 367 |
| Written reviews | — | 815 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 77 |
| Pages | 345 | 274 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Heaven to Betsy (Betsy-Tacy #5) or The Misfits?
Heaven to Betsy (Betsy-Tacy #5) has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Heaven to Betsy (Betsy-Tacy #5) 4.3/5, The Misfits 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Heaven to Betsy (Betsy-Tacy #5) or The Misfits?
The Misfits is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Misfits (274 pages, ≈ 5 h 04 m); Heaven to Betsy (Betsy-Tacy #5) (345 pages, ≈ 6 h 23 m).
Which is harder to read: Heaven to Betsy (Betsy-Tacy #5) or The Misfits?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Heaven to Betsy (Betsy-Tacy #5): Moderate; The Misfits: Light.