Betsy Byars is a Newbery Medal winner and a National Book Award winner. Her first children’s book was published in 1962, after it had been rejected nine times. Since then, her works have appeared on the best books lists of the American Library Association,
School Library Journal, and
American Bookseller. She is best known for her Blossom Family series and
Summer of the Swans.
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