Betsy Byars
Betsy Byars is a Newbery Medal winner and a National Book Award winner. Her books have appeared on the best books lists of the American Library Association, School Library Journal, and American Bookseller, among others.
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Betsy Byars is a Newbery Medal winner and a National Book Award winner. Her books have appeared on the best books lists of the American Library Association, School Library Journal, and American Bookseller, among others.
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Birth date: August 07, 1928
Betsy Byars's Books
I received this book from Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for a review.Well I didn't know this was the last book in the series. That wasn't mentioned in the Netgalley description. Kind of sad with that, because now at times I was just confused. There are some explanations, but a lot is just strange ...
Overall I enjoyed the story, I just would have wished for a deeper character development.
I was not impressed with this book at all. The main character complained the whole time and got on my nerves. It's hard to imagine this book won the 1971 Newbery Medal.
I re-read this book that I loved so much as a child. Basically, this book is perfect. The trend in children's books now is that you have to grab the reader by the throat in the opening line and have non-stop action. But this gentle, contemplative book is of its time (the '70s) and is essentially cha...
I remembered this book late last night, but couldn't recall the name. I must have read it a half dozen times as a kid, maybe because I identified with the older sister, being an older sister myself. It's a typical "learn a lesson, learn to love your family" story, but it has stuck with me for over 3...
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