tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post8942932766768210166..comments2023-12-25T00:38:19.500-08:00Comments on Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Turning Pages: The Night Swimmers, by Betsy ByarsSarah Stevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-48791374356003178862013-04-13T18:44:43.541-07:002013-04-13T18:44:43.541-07:00Strangely, I never quite connected with Byars'...Strangely, I never quite connected with Byars' books when I was a kid. I think I was just much more into escapist fiction than realistic fiction--I wanted strange things happening, fantastical goings-on, or at least a mystery. The funny thing is, I have a distinct memory of checking out <i>The Summer of the Swans</i> from the library--I can even vaguely remember where it was in the children's room!--but I have zero recollection of the story...Sarah Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-52741602295361637792013-04-02T16:40:08.606-07:002013-04-02T16:40:08.606-07:00Yep - the Swans was my first Byars, so I will alwa...Yep - the Swans was my first Byars, so I will always love it. Byars caught at those rarely articulated feelings that kids have that few other authors at the time were talking about - as relevant, in her time, as Cynthia Lord's RULES later on, in talking about an imperfect sibling who got all the attention - and needed more - and whom it was sometimes hard to love. SUMMER OF THE SWANS was such an honest book.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-42571516656215600612013-03-28T06:00:17.724-07:002013-03-28T06:00:17.724-07:00Betsy Byars is one of those writers I remember bei...Betsy Byars is one of those writers I remember being excited about years ago (like when I read Summer of the Swans) but have to be reminded about. Thanks for the reminder.LinWashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13041832821260168483noreply@blogger.com