New Releases by Betsy Cromer Byars

At the first annual meeting of WOOF--Words of Our Friends--assorted dogs preserve their heritage by sharing tales of canines throughout history, including Abu, who ruled all of Egypt except for one pesky cat, and Zippy, who simply must find the squeaky toy.

When he builds his raft, a twelve-year-old boy never dreams that it will serve as the sole means of escape for him and his grandmother when hostile Indians threaten their prairie cabin.

When Junior accidentally gets caught in his own coyote trap deep in the woods, he is rescued by the reclusive woman known as Mad Mary and begins an unforgettable adventure.

A panel of three judges has to decide which dog out of eight finalists deserves to win the title of My Hero.

In the late 1800s in Kentucky, Amie McBee and her four sisters both fear and torment the reclusive and seemingly sinister Mr. Tominski, but their father continues to provide for his needs.

In the late 1800s in Kentucky, Amie McBee and her four sisters both fear and torment the reclusive and seemingly sinister Mr. Tominski, but their father continues to provide for his needs.

"The longest day in the life of a 14-year-old girl--the summer day her loved, mentally retarded brother is lost, the day she discovers compassion is a friend. A compelling story".--Publishers Weekly. Newbery Award Book. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Ant and his brother play a game, discuss growing up, hear a scary noise, and learn to be friends.

Herculeah Jones and her best friend Meat set out to crack the case of the mysterious note which she finds in the lining of a second-hand coat.

Level 3. This story presents a warm, funny relationship between a boy and his sweet, sometimes annoying, younger brother Ant (short for Anthony).

Pete's dog, Tornado, was no ordinary dog. He came in a Tornado, but when his real owners see him, will Pete lose Tornado?

The intrepid Herculeah Jones helps her mother, a private investigator, solve a puzzling and frightening case.

De gebeurtenissen op een vliegveld, waar door het slechte weer enorme vertragingen zijn ontstaan.

With a young brother in the hospital, a grandfather in jail, and their mother traveling with a rodeo, Maggie and Vern try to settle family problems.

"The irrepressible Bingo Brown is back, in his most delightful tale yet. It's Christmastime at the Brown house, and what a holiday it's shaping up to be. Bingo's mother is pregnant, and if the prospect of a sibling isn't enough . . . the hapless hero also has female trouble. . . . Readers will find themselves laughing out loud."--"Publishers Weekly."

While describing her humorous adventures with a blacksnake, Betsy Byars recounts childhood anecdotes and explains how she writes a book.

A teen-age girl gains new insight into herself and her family when her mentally retarded brother gets lost.

One by one, the members of the Bean family repair to the roof of their apartment building to compose poetry, an exercise that brings joy to all, except George Bean.

A sixth-grade boy deals with the prospect of a new baby brother and a long-distance love relationship.

With their mother dead and their father working nights, Retta tries to be mother to her two younger brothers.

In the latest adventure of the happy and chaotic Blossom family, Junior creates the ultimate invention with the help, as usual, of the entire family. Only one problem crops up--Pap disappears.

A boy is puzzled by the comic and confusing questions of youth and worried by disturbing insights into adult conflicts.

Three lonely foster children learn to care about themselves and each other.

With a young brother in the hospital, a grandfather in jail, and their mother traveling with a rodeo, Maggie and Vern try to settle family problems.

When Junior accidentally gets caught in his own coyote trap deep in the woods, he is rescued by the reclusive woman known as Mad Mary and begins an unforgettable adventure.

Threatened with the loss of his private place in the attic of his crowded home, a young boy determines to keep it at all costs.