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Betsy Byars (née Cromer; August 7, 1928 – February 26, 2020) was an American author of children's books. Her novel Summer of the Swans won the 1971 Newbery Medal. She has also received a National Book Award for Young People's Literature for The Night Swimmers (1980)and an Edgar Award for Wanted ... Mud Blossom (1991).

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  • Betsy Byars (née Cromer; August 7, 1928 – February 26, 2020) was an American author of children's books. Her novel Summer of the Swans won the 1971 Newbery Medal. She has also received a National Book Award for Young People's Literature for The Night Swimmers (1980)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 the British literary journal Signal, and in 1987 Byars received the Regina Medal for lifetime achievement from the Catholic Library Association. Due to the popularity of her books with children, she was listed as one of the Educational Paperback Association's top 100 authors. (en)
  • Betsy Byars, née Betsy Cromer le 7 août 1928 à Charlotte en Caroline du Nord et morte le 26 février 2020 à Seneca (Caroline du Sud), est une femme de lettres américaine, auteur de littérature d'enfance et de jeunesse. (fr)
  • Betsy Cromer Byars (Charlotte, 7 agosto 1928 – Seneca, 26 febbraio 2020) è stata una scrittrice statunitense di libri per ragazzi. (it)
  • Betsy Byars, född 7 augusti 1928 i Charlotte, North Carolina, död 26 februari 2020 i Seneca, South Carolina, var en amerikansk barnboksförfattare. Hon hoppades att bli gift direkt efter studierna så hon skulle slippa gå ut i förvärvslivet. Det gjorde hon också: hon gifte sig med Eward Byars (som senare blev professor) och blev hemmafru med fyra barn. När familjen flyttade till en ny universitetsstad drev ensamheten henne att börja skriva. Hon debuterade 1962 men genombrottet skedde 1968 med Tom och den svarta räven. Byars skriver realistiska böcker om maskrosbarn. Det är barn som övergivits och svikits av sina föräldrar. Böckerna är skrivna med humor, och barnen klarar sig trots allt. (sv)
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  • Betsy Byars, née Betsy Cromer le 7 août 1928 à Charlotte en Caroline du Nord et morte le 26 février 2020 à Seneca (Caroline du Sud), est une femme de lettres américaine, auteur de littérature d'enfance et de jeunesse. (fr)
  • Betsy Cromer Byars (Charlotte, 7 agosto 1928 – Seneca, 26 febbraio 2020) è stata una scrittrice statunitense di libri per ragazzi. (it)
  • Betsy Byars (née Cromer; August 7, 1928 – February 26, 2020) was an American author of children's books. Her novel Summer of the Swans won the 1971 Newbery Medal. She has also received a National Book Award for Young People's Literature for The Night Swimmers (1980)and an Edgar Award for Wanted ... Mud Blossom (1991). (en)
  • Betsy Byars, född 7 augusti 1928 i Charlotte, North Carolina, död 26 februari 2020 i Seneca, South Carolina, var en amerikansk barnboksförfattare. Hon hoppades att bli gift direkt efter studierna så hon skulle slippa gå ut i förvärvslivet. Det gjorde hon också: hon gifte sig med Eward Byars (som senare blev professor) och blev hemmafru med fyra barn. När familjen flyttade till en ny universitetsstad drev ensamheten henne att börja skriva. Hon debuterade 1962 men genombrottet skedde 1968 med Tom och den svarta räven. (sv)
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