Betsy Byars
American children's books author (1928–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[1] She has also received a National Book Award for Young People's Literature for The Night Swimmers (1980)[2] and an Edgar Award for Wanted ... Mud Blossom (1991).
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Born | Betsy Cromer (1928-08-07)August 7, 1928 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
Died | February 26, 2020(2020-02-26) (aged 91) Seneca, South Carolina, U.S. |
Occupation | Children's author, novelist, freelance writer |
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Period | 1962–2010 |
Genre | Children's fiction, Young adult fiction, Historical fiction, Realistic fiction |
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Notable awards | Newbery Medal 1971 National Book Award 1981 |
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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,[3] and in 1987 Byars received the Regina Medal for lifetime achievement from the Catholic Library Association.[4] Due to the popularity of her books with children, she was listed as one of the Educational Paperback Association's top 100 authors.[5]