Betsy byars biography childrens literature
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Betsy Byars
American children's books author (1928–2020)
Betsy Byars | |
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| Born | Betsy Cromer (1928-08-07)August 7, 1928 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | February 26, 2020(2020-02-26) (aged 91) Seneca, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Children's author, novelist, freelance writer |
| Education | |
| Period | 1962–2010 |
| Genre | Children's fiction, Young adult fiction, Historical fiction, Realistic fiction |
| Notable works | |
| Notable awards | Newbery Medal 1971 National Book Award 1981 |
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Betsy Byars (née Cromer; August 7, 1928 – February 26, 2020) was an Americanauthor of children's books.
Betsy byars biography childrens literature
Her novel Summer of the Swans won the 1971 Newbery Medal.[1] She has also received a National Book Award for Young People's Literature for The Night Swimmers (1980)[2] and an Edgar Award for Wanted...
Mud Blossom (1991).
Byars has been called "one of the ten best writers for children in the world" by Nancy Chambers, editor of