The Pinballs
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One summer two boys and a girl went to a foster home to live together.
One summer two boys and a girl went to a foster home to live together.
One summer two boys and a girl went to a foster home to live together.
About this book
Three lonely foster children learn to care about themselves and each other.
Themes & subjects
FictionFoster home careFriendshipJuvenile fictionFriendship in fictionFoster home care in fiction
First published 1992About the author
Betsy Cromer Byars
August 7, 1928 – February 26, 2020
Betsy Cromer Byars (born August 7, 1928) is 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). 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, and in 1987 Byars received the Regina Medal for lifetime achievement from the Catholic Library Association. Due to the popularity of her books with children, she has also been listed as one of the Educational Paperback Association's top 100 authors.
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