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  • Tornado

    by Betsy Byars ...
    Illustrated by Doron Ben-Ami ...
    From Newbery Medal-winning author Betsy Byars comes a sweet, entertaining story that will touch the heart of dog lovers at any age.A tornado appears in the distance, and the family quickly gathers into the storm cellar. The storm rages outside, but Pete, the farmhand, knows this is the perfect time to tell his stories about a dog named Tornado.Blown into their lives by a twister when Pete was a ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Pinballs

    by Betsy Byars ...
    From Newbery-winning author Betsy Byars comes a story full of "poignancy, perception, and humor" ( The Chicago Tribune), about three foster kids who learn what it takes to make a family.You can't always decide where life will take you—especially when you're a kid.Carlie knows she's got no say in what happens to her. Stuck in a foster home with two other kids, Harvey and Thomas J, she's just a ... Read more

    $8.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The 18th Emergency

    by Betsy Byars ...
    Benjie and his friend Ezzie have escape plans for every emergency, including lion attacks and quicksand, but no clue what to do about the class bullySo what if Benjie "Mouse" Fawley likes practical jokes? He's a good kid who never meant to harm anyone. The same cannot be said for Marv Hammerman, a boy in Benjie's middle school who is as big as a high-schooler but has the temper of a two-year-old. ... Read more

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  • The Not-Just-Anybody Family

    by Betsy Byars ...
    Series Book 1 - The Blossom Family Books
    The first book in the beloved series by the Newbery Medal–winning author "races without pause between hilarious, suspenseful and touching crises" ( Publishers Weekly).Newbery Award–winning author Betsy Byars's heartwarming and timeless books about the irrepressible Blossom family are back. In this introduction to the one-of-a-kind clan, Pap, the Blossoms' grandfather, has landed himself in jail ... Read more

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    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Night Swimmers

    by Betsy Byars ...
    Illustrated by Troy Howell ...
    Retta, Johnny, and Roy have no parental rules to follow, so they've made up their ownAfter their mother passes away, Retta, Johnny, and Roy don't have much parenting in their lives. Their dad is a country singer who keeps them well fed but isn't around much. Older sister Retta takes control, leading her brothers on all sorts of unwise adventures and promising that one day they'll have money, ... Read more

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  • The Winged Colt of Casa Mia

    by Betsy Byars ...
    There's no such thing as a colt with wings—is there?When Charles arrives at his Uncle Coot's Texas ranch from back East, he's sure that books have taught him everything he needs to know about horses. He wants to prove he's a cowboy just like his uncle, a retired movie stunt rider, who knows Charles is out of his element. But when a neighbor's mare gives birth to a miraculous colt with wings, ... Read more

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  • The Cartoonist

    by Betsy Byars ...
    Alfie only feels comfortable when he's drawing comics in the attic—but soon his safe haven will be off limitsAlfie is perfectly content to spend his time drawing alone in the attic. Nobody bothers him, and he has his door sealed tight against interruption. Up under the roof, he illustrates amazing cartoon strips about heroes and space adventures, from "Super Caterpillar" to "Super Bird"—even ... Read more

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  • The Burning Questions of Bingo Brown

    by Betsy Byars ...
    Series Book 1 - Bingo Brown
    Question one: How is it possible to fall in love with three girls in one day in a single English class?Bingo Brown is an average sixth grader with an unusually serious approach to the business of being twelve. He's got some "burning questions"—why does he get such wild crushes on girls? How can he avoid the school bully? Why is his favorite teacher acting so strangely?—and he's determined to ... Read more

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  • Summer of the Swans, The (Puffin Modern Classics)

    by Betsy Byars ...
    Series series Puffin Modern Classics
    Sara's life has always flowed smoothly, like the gliding swans on the lake, until her little brother Charlie disappears. Then Sara is forced to see her life in a whole new way. ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Rama the Gypsy Cat

    by Betsy Byars ...
    Rama the cat has no home. He is the Gypsy Cat, and a life full of travel and adventure awaits him.When a gypsy woman found Rama as a kitten, she pierced his ear with a golden earring and named him after an exiled prince who wandered for years, having many adventures. Rama the cat lives up to his namesake when he strays from the wagon that was his home, and begins his own thrilling journey, ... Read more

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  • Goodbye, Chicken Little

    by Betsy Byars ...
    Somehow Jimmie Little must overcome his belief that terrible things are always about to happenJimmie Little was always the sensible one in the family. The rest of his aunts, uncles, and cousins were always getting into ridiculous scrapes because of their bold, show-off attitudes. But when he loses his father to a mining accident and his Uncle Pete to a frozen river, everything changed. Jimmie is ... Read more

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  • The Two-Thousand-Pound Goldfish

    by Betsy Byars ...
    From the depths of the sewers comes a monster so gargantuan that no fishbowl can hold itWarren Otis wants to make horror films when he grows up. But as an eight-year-old boy, he has to settle for imagining movies instead of making them. He's thought up some real nightmares, including Bubbles, an innocent goldfish flushed down the toilet and exposed to a chemical that turned her into a one-ton ... Read more

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