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Summer of the Swans, the (Puffin Modern Classics)

By Betsy Byars

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Illustrated by Ted Coconis

By Betsy Byars
Illustrated by Ted Coconis

By Betsy Byars

By Betsy Byars

By Betsy Byars

By Betsy Byars

By Betsy Byars
Read by Alyson Silverman

By Betsy Byars
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Apr 12, 2004 | ISBN 9780142401149 | Middle Grade (8-12) *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

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Jul 30, 1981 | ISBN 9780140314205 | Middle Grade (8-12) *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

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Mar 30, 1970 | ISBN 9780670681907 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Apr 12, 2004 | ISBN 9781101006894 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Feb 20, 2018 | 168 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About Summer of the Swans, the (Puffin Modern Classics)

    Sara’s life has always flowed smoothly, like the gliding swans on the lake, until her little brother Charlie disappears.  Then Sara is forced to see her life in a whole new way.

    About Summer of the Swans, the (Puffin Modern Classics)

    A Newbery Medal Winner

    All summer Sara Godfrey has fretted over herself, her impossible body, her terrible new haircut. One moment she’s elated, the next, she’s in tears. And she can’t figure out why. Maybe her wildly changing moods are tied to the sudden and unaccountable appearance of the swans, which hold the rapt attention of Charlie, Sara’s mentally handicapped brother, who she loves far more than herself these days. In fact, it will be the sudden disappearance of Charlie that will compel Sara to abandon her own small, annoying miseries, and lose herself in searching for him. In her anguish, Sara turns to Joe Melby, whom she has long despised, and together they search through the dense woods and rough fields to find him. Sara knows that she will never be the same again.


    “A compelling story.”—Publishers Weekly

    About Summer of the Swans, the (Puffin Modern Classics)

    A Newbery Medal Winner

    All summer Sara Godfrey has fretted over herself, her impossible body, her terrible new haircut. One moment she’s elated, the next, she’s in tears. And she can’t figure out why. Maybe her wildly changing moods are tied to the sudden and unaccountable appearance of the swans, which hold the rapt attention of Charlie, Sara’s mentally handicapped brother, who she loves far more than herself these days. In fact, it will be the sudden disappearance of Charlie that will compel Sara to abandon her own small, annoying miseries, and lose herself in searching for him. In her anguish, Sara turns to Joe Melby, whom she has long despised, and together they search through the dense woods and rough fields to find him. Sara knows that she will never be the same again.


    “A compelling story.”—Publishers Weekly

    About Summer of the Swans, the (Puffin Modern Classics)

    Sara’s life has always flowed smoothly, like the gliding swans on the lake, until her little brother Charlie disappears.  Then Sara is forced to see her life in a whole new way.

    About Summer of the Swans, the (Puffin Modern Classics)

    A Newbery Medal Winner

    All summer Sara Godfrey has fretted over herself, her impossible body, her terrible new haircut. One moment she’s elated, the next, she’s in tears. And she can’t figure out why. Maybe her wildly changing moods are tied to the sudden and unaccountable appearance of the swans, which hold the rapt attention of Charlie, Sara’s mentally handicapped brother, who she loves far more than herself these days. In fact, it will be the sudden disappearance of Charlie that will compel Sara to abandon her own small, annoying miseries, and lose herself in searching for him. In her anguish, Sara turns to Joe Melby, whom she has long despised, and together they search through the dense woods and rough fields to find him. Sara knows that she will never be the same again.


    “A compelling story.”—Publishers Weekly

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    About Betsy Byars

    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… More about Betsy Byars

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    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… More about Betsy Byars

    About Betsy Byars

    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… More about Betsy Byars

    About Betsy Byars

    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… More about Betsy Byars

    About Betsy Byars

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    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Apr 12, 2004 | 144 Pages | 5 x 7 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780142401149

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Jul 30, 1981 | 144 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780140314205

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $18.99
    Published by Viking Books for Young Readers
    Mar 30, 1970 | 144 Pages | 5-5/8 x 8-3/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780670681907

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Apr 12, 2004 | 144 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781101006894

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Audiobook Download | $14.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Feb 20, 2018 | 168 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780525596608

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