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Betsy Byars
American children's writer (1928-2020) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 91
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).
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2020Died26 February 20201992Edgar AwardsAward1987Regina MedalAward1979Prix Sobrier-ArnouldAward1928Born7 August 1928
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Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1928 to 2020 · aged 91
