BETSY BYARS
Betsy Byars is an award-winning author who
has written over 60 books for kids,
including many humorous series for
middle readers.
Bingo Brown is a typical American kid, funny
and bright and not-too-obnoxious, but
he’s having a lousy summer. The love of
his life, Melissa, has moved away, he has
to pay off a gigantic phone bill, and now
even his family seems to be conspiring
against him. Check out Bingo Brown
andThe Language of Love and Bingo
Brown, Gypsy Lover.
The Blossom Family always sticks together.
In this series, Byars uses different
points of view to show that humor and
heartbreak are never far apart, but that
family is forever. Try The Blossoms
Meet the Vulture Lady or The Blossoms
and the Green Phantom.
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Super-sleuth Herculeah Jones is armed
with investigative expertise picked up
from her police detective Dad and
private investigator Mom. Accompanied
by Meat, her loyal (if reluctant)
sidekick, Herculeah just can’t help it.
Mysteries seem to follow her wherever
she goes.
How can Herculeah resist the strange
estate of Dead Oaks, a place of
murder, insanity, and an unsolved
disappearance? Hopefully, she won’t
get caught in The Dark Stairs…
Or what about the Dead Letter she found
in the lining of a secondhand coat? Is
it a desperate cry for help from
someone in distress?
Herculeah and Meat have their work cut
out for them in Disappearing Acts,
when a dead body goes missing from a
men’s room at a local comedy club.
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Nobody knew Dorothy could do such an
amazing Tarzan yell. Not Dwayne,
Dorothy’s enemy, who wants the role
of Tarzan in the class play more than
she does. Not Mr. Mooney, their
teacher, who has no choice but to give
Dorothy the part. Not Dorothy’s
parents, who are as uneasy as Mr.
Mooney about it. Not even Dorothy!
But when the uncontrollable urge
comes over her – the smell of the
jungle, the raw emotions, the wildness
– Dorothy lets out a Tarzan yell so
loud, so effective, they all fell its
incredible power.
And so do the neighborhood animals...
Uh oh…
Better check out Me Tarzan…
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Mozie can’t believe what he’s found in
Professor Orloff’s greenhouse, and
unfortunately, no one else believes
him either. But it’s true. There is a
POD living among the plants – a
humming, moving, human-sized pod!
Mozie names the pod McMummy, and
soon he is feeling an almost zombielike connection to the thing. But what
does McMummy need? Mozie’s help?
His friendship?? His brain??? A
young boy’s life can’t really turn into a
bad horror movie, can it?
Check out Betsy Byars’ McMummy for
yourself and find out!
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Don’t miss two of Betsy Byars’ more
serious novels…
In Keeper of the Doves, it’s the summer of
1899, and everything seems to be
changing. The tranquil world of Amie
McBee and her four older sisters is
turned upside down with the arrival of
their fiery grandmama. Twins Arabella
and Annabella are up to their usual
antics. And then, of course, there’s Mr.
Tominski…the dove magician. Can he
really be dangerous?
In the Newberry winner Summer of the
Swans, life for 14-year-old Sara is also
changing. And when Sara’s mentally
challenged younger brother Charlie
disappears one night, Sara realizes that
things will never again be quite the
same.
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