The Summer of the Swans

Name: The Summer of the Swans
Author: Betsy Byars

by Betsy Byars

Novel about a girl searching for her brother with cerebral palsy during summer crisis

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Betsy Byars

Betsy Byars was an American author who won the Newbery Medal for The Summer of the Swans. Her realistic novels for middle-grade readers dealt honestly with difficult subjects like divorce, disability, and death.

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