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The Pinballs

The Pinballs( )
Author: Byars, Betsy
ISBN:978-0-435-12382-6
Publication Date:May 1992
Publisher:Pearson Education
Imprint:Heinemann Educational Publishers
Book Format:Hardback
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Book Description:

One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools. When Carlie, Harvey and Thomas J. arrive in the same foster-home, it seems they will never get on well together. Carlie has been suspicious of people since she was born, but in the end she changes her mind when she learns she can help people.

Book Details
Pages:128
Detailed Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / General
Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Friendship
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):13 x 19.3 x 1.1 cm
Book Weight:0.19 Kilograms
Author Biography
Byars, Betsy (Author)
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, 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. 030



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