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The Summer of the Swans Study Guide

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by Betsy Byars
About 51 pages (15,415 words)
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The Summer of the Swans Study Guide consists of approx. 51 pages of summaries and analysis on The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars. Browse the literature study guide below:

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  About the Author

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The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Cromer Byars is a sweet, coming-of-age novel about a young girl who is struggling with the transition from childhood to adulthood, while carrying the added burden of having to care for her younger, mentally impaired brother. Young Sara's life is further complicated when her brother walks out of the house in the middle of the night and disappears. This novel won the John Newberry Medal in 1971 and still rings true for readers of all ages thirty years later. (read more)
      Chapter 1
      Chapter 2
      Chapter 3
      Chapter 4
      Chapter 5
      Chapter 6
      Chapter 7
      Chapter 8
      Chapter 9
      Chapter 10
      Chapter 11
      Chapter 12
      Chapter 13
      Chapter 14
      Chapter 15
      Chapter 16
      Chapter 17
      Chapter 18
      Chapter 19
      Chapter 20
      Chapter 21
      Chapter 22
      Chapter 23

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