New Releases by Betsy Cromer Byars

Disasters befall the Blossom family as Pap falls into a dumpster and cannot get out, Junior tries desperately to make a success of his secret invention, and Vern dreads letting a new friend meet his unusual family.

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.

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.

When Dorothy gets the part of Tarzan in the class play, her tremendous yell attracts the attention of increasingly larger and wilder animals.

"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?

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.

Thirteen-year-old Birch encourages her grandfather to fulfill his dream of flying his old Piper Cub plane from South Carolina to California and then informs him that she is coming along.

Een Blossom-belofte is heilig. Junior krijgt zo''n belofte van zijn moeder als zijn uitvinding dreigt te mislukken.

Maggie mag voor het eerst met haar moeder mee om op te treden in het Rodeo Showteam. Haar broer Vern heeft met zijn vriend een vlot gebouwd om de gezwollen, nu snelstromende rivier af te zakken. Maar niet alles verloopt zoals Maggie en Vern het zouden willen.

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

Als Junior Blossom verstrikt raakt in zijn eigen uitvinding, krijgt hij het flink benauwd als hij merkt wie hem heeft gered. Zelfstandig te lezen vervolg op op "Niet zomaar een familie."

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.

Disasters befall the Blossom family as Pap falls into a dumpster and can''t get out Junior tries desperately to make a success of this secret invention, and Vern dreads letting a new friend meet his unusual family.