Betsy Byars (1928–2020)
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Betsy Cromer Byars was born in1928. She graduated from Queens College in Charlotte, North Carolina. While she was in graduate school, she began writing articles for The Saturday Evening Post and Look. Byars writes novels for young people. She is an expert at tapping in to the pain of adolescence, toon meer using bits of her own experience to flavor her characters. She is author of more than 60 books and has won numerous awards. Her book about a 14-year-old girl and her mentally retarded brother, The Summer of the Swans (1970), won the Newberry Award as the most distinguished contribution to children's literature that year. Other books include The 18th Emergency (1973), The TV Kid (1976), and After the Goat Man (1995). Betsy Byars died on February 26,2020 at the age of 91. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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Die Maronis I. Eine Familie hält zusammen 2 exemplaren
Als die Schwäne kamen 2 exemplaren
Die Maronis - Eine Mutter wie keine andere - bk1046 2 exemplaren
Golly Sisters Set (The Golly Sisters Go West & Hooray for the Golly Sisters) (An I Can Read Book) 2 exemplaren
8 Titles By Betsy Byars : The 18th Emergency The TV Kid Keeper of the Doves The Night Swimmers The Dark Stairs The… 2 exemplaren
Winged Colt of Casa Mia, The 1 exemplaar
Spaghetti and Meatballs for All! 1 exemplaar
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- Officiële naam
- Byars, Betsy Cromer
- Geboortedatum
- 1928-11-07
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2020-02-26
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- Seneca, South Carolina, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Seneca, South Carolina, USA
Morgantown, West Virginia, USA - Opleiding
- Furman University
Queens College (BA|English, 1950) - Relaties
- Myers, Laurie (daughter)
Duffey, Betsy (daughter) - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Regina Medel (lifetime achievement ∙ 1987)
Newbery Medal 1971 - Korte biografie
- Married Ed Byars June 24, 1950, had three daughters and a son.
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YA girl watches over developmentally challenged brother in Name that Book (november 2011)
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