name: Betsy Byars
birth_date: 1928-08-07 00:00:00
death_date: 2020-02-26 00:00:00
genres: Children's
avg_rating: 3.71
ratings_count: 26942
about: Betsy Byars was an American author of children's books. She wrote over sixty books for young people. Her first novel was published in 1962. Her novel Summer of the Swans won the 1971 Newbery Medal. She also received a National Book Award for Young People's Literature for The Night Swimmers and an Edgar Award for Wanted ... Mud Blossom!! Daughters  Betsy Duffey and  Laurie Myers are also writers. Betsy Byars was an American author of children's books. She wrote over sixty books for young people. Her first novel was published in 1962. Her novel Summer of the Swans won the 1971 Newbery Medal. She also received a National Book Award for Young People's Literature for The Night Swimmers and an Edgar Award for Wanted ... Mud Blossom!! Daughters  Betsy Duffey and  Laurie Myers are also writers. ...more