Now she wanted to fly away from everything-her beautiful older sister, her bossy Aunty Willie, her remote father, and, most of all, from herself.īut could she fly away from Charlie? She loved her younger brother in a way she couldn’t understand, though sometimes she grew tired of his neediness. Up until then, things had flowed smoothly, like the gliding swans on the lake. Sara’s fourteenth summer was turning out to be the most confusing time of her life. The protagonist, Sara is going through all the normal doubts and fears of all 14-year-old girls while also dealing with feelings of grief over her mother’s death, abandonment by her father, and the hardships of having a brother who is disabled.

Betsy Byars is well-versed in tapping into the mind of a young teen while giving empathy to characters who face adversity in a relatable way. A Newbery Medal Winner All summer Sara Godfrey has fretted over herself, her impossible body, her terrible new haircut. In this Literature KitTM, we divide the novel by chapters or. Start a free 30-day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Affordable digital textbook from RedShelf: The Summer of the Swans (Betsy Byars) by: Nat Reed. The Summer of the Swans was published in 1970 and went on to be awarded the Newbery Medal in 1971. Listen to 'The Summer of the Swans' by Betsy Byars available from Rakuten Kobo.

The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars is a great coming of age novel to use in your classroom or homeschool for a whole class novel study, in small book groups, or with individual book studies to explore the character’s path to self-acceptance and the growth to understand what is really important in her heart. The summer of the swans by Byars, Betsy Cromer Publication date 1996 Topics Slow learning children, Classics, People with mental disabilities, Children: Grades 3-4, Childrens Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction, Brothers and sisters, Fiction, People with mental disabilitie Publisher New York, N.Y.

The summer of the swans by betsy byars