Betsy Byars Quotes


My own hobbies are rather quiet. I like to read and do needlework, and I love animals.


Citations

Byars, Betsy. "Betsy Byars." Something About the Author Autobiography Series, edited by Adele Sarkissian, vol. 1, Gale Research, 1986.

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  • Born: August 7, 1928
  • Died: February 26, 2020
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Children's Author, Novelist, Freelance Writer

Betsy Byars 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).