The Summer of the Swans
by Byars, Betsy
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
Summer of the Swans is a novel by Betsy Byars that won the Newbery Medal in 1971 about fourteen-year-old Sara Godfrey's search for her missing, mentally retarded brother Charlie. Summer of the Swans was filmed as Sara's Summer of the Swans for an ABC Afterschool Special.
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- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000010072
- Title
- The Summer of the Swans
- Author
- Byars, Betsy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- The Viking Press (1970)
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
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