Best Selling Books by Betsy Cromer Byars

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

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

"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.

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

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.

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

No one has noticed Junior Blossom''s new invention, even though Junior can plainly see that it''s marvelous. He calls it the Green Phantom and it''s almost finished--except for the final secret ingredient. The whole family make a Blossom promise to ensure Junior''s Green Phantom is a big success, and Junior knows a blossom promise can never be broken. When the Green Phantom is ready, everyone gathers to cheer Junior on, except for two people: Pap, his grandfather, who has been missing, and Mom, who is at home worried and waiting near the phone. Pap is old, and his knees are weak--where can he be? In "The Blossoms And The Green Phantom, the third book of Betsy Byars''s quartet, this unforgettable family is as lovable and unpredictable as ever.

Lennie is addicted to television. Even reruns are more exciting than real life, and Lennie likes to pretend he''s the one experiencing the drama. But Lennie''s daydreams lead him into a real situation that could cost him his life''and suddenly he''s in trouble more terrifying and dangerous than anything he''s ever seen on TV.''Byars infuses the story with her special magic. Lennie is a likable, funny, moving, and always entertaining character.'' ?Publishers Weekly

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.

An overweight, sensitive boy gains the insight and strength to overcome his problems through his search for and discovery of a friend''s grandfather, known as the Goat Man.

Abandoned by his political activist mother, who is hiding from the FBI, Warren dreams up outrageous horror movie plots in an effort to escape from reality. The young boy''s ambivalent feelings are reflected in his elaborate, often humorous fantasies. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

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 a doghouse landed in the backyard during a tornado, the family wasn''t really surprised. What did surprise themwas that there was a dog inside, whom they named Tornado. Each chapter of this gently humorous book by award-winning author Betsy Byars tells a different adventure, and together they chronicle how this unique dog becomes a special part of the family. 00-01 Minnesota''s Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award Masterlist 00 Natn''l Christian School Assoc. Children''s Crown Classic Award

Mystery is in Herculeah''s blood with both of her parents working as detectives.

Jon finds his dream Palomino but despite months of attention and affection the animal refuses to recognize him as master.

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.

Now she returns to solve the murder of a fortune-teller in a fresh, funny mystery.

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.

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

Anna Glory, the one non-singing member of a gospel-singing family, feels left out, like her misfit Uncle Newt, until the day the family bus is involved in a terrible accident.

It was supposed to be a great vacation for everyone. Clara and Deanie were thrilled about spending time with their father now that the divorce was final. But they''re surprised and horrified at having to share Dad with his girl friend and her stuck-up son right in the same beach house! And for his part, John D. Jones can''t stand the arrangement either, especially the squabbling girls, whom he dubs the Animal and the Vegetable. When Clara falls asleep on her plastic raft and is washed out to sea, everyone is hopeful until the float turns up without her. It''s the first time they''ve all pulled together But is it too late to reveal their true feelings?

When the toughest boy in school swears to kill him, twelve-year-old Mouse finds little help from friends and must prepare for this emergency alone.

After attempting to save his ex-babysitter from wife abuse, Cracker Jackson gains an adult insight into the sadness of failed heroics.

Left with his grandfather until his parents are settled in Detroit, Sammy learns to respect and love the old man as they care for an injured crane together.

In continued adventures, May-May and Rose take their traveling road show to more audiences.

In the aftermath of a big flood in Alderson County, the Blossom family continues coping in their rare family style.

Convinced that Mud is responsible for the disappearance of the school hamster that was his responsibility for the weekend, Junior Blossom is determined that the dog should be tried for his "crime."

May-May and Rose, the singing, dancing Golly sisters, travel west by covered wagon, entertaining people along the way.

Super-sleuth Herculeah Jones''s investigation of the attempted murder of Meat''s uncle leads them to a mystery bookstore named Death''s Door. A Herculeah Jones Mystery.

The Golly Sisters, May-May and Rose, share further adventures as they take their traveling show through the West.

At the eerie Hunt mansion, Herculeah Jones has been reading aloud to Lionus Hunt, an elderly stroke victim who can only communicate by blinking his eyes (once for yes, twice for no). Mr. Hunt seems to be trying to tell Herculeah something, but his gruff nurse wont allow her to ask any questions. What is Mr. Hunt trying to say? Is it related to a murder that took place in the mansions black tower years ago? And who is the creepy old lady who lives in the mansion? Herculeahs friend Meat thinks she may be asking for trouble, but Herculeah Jones wont quit until she gets to the bottom of this mystery.

The return of a hopeless "romantic and a heart-breaker to boot--surely one of Byars''s most enduring characters".--Publishers Weekly. "If there is such a thing as a typical American kid, Bingo Brown is it. He is funny and bright and lovable without being precocious. . . ".--The New York Times Book Review. 11 line drawings. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

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

A boy discovers that he doesn''t have to feel personally responsible for his uncle''s drowning.

As each of the five members of the Bean family tries to write a "roof" poem, they come to realize just how nice it is to be a Bean.