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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 is unusual because the narrative provides an extremely perceptive look at the perspectives of two characters: Sara and her mentally retarded younger brother, Charlie. The opening chapters focus on Sara's typical adolescent problems, but when Charlie becomes lost her personal problems become secondary to her concern over her brother's whereabouts.

The narrative alternates its focus between Sara and Charlie,.....

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