A Newbery Medal Winner
All summer Sara Godfrey has fretted over herself, her impossible body, her terrible new haircut. One moment she's elated, the next, she's in tears. And she can't figure out why. Maybe her wildly changing moods are tied to the sudden and unaccountable appearance of the swans, which hold the rapt attention of Charlie, Sara's mentally handicapped brother, who she loves far more than herself these days. In fact, it will be the sudden disappearance of Charlie that will compel Sara to abandon her own small, annoying miseries, and lose herself in searching for him. In her anguish, Sara turns to Joe Melby, whom she has long despised, and together they search through the dense woods and rough fields to find him. Sara knows that she will never be the same again.
"A compelling story."-Publishers Weekly
| ISBN: | 9780670681907 |
| Publication date: | 30th March 1970 |
| Author: | Betsy Cromer Byars, Juvenile Collection Library of Congress |
| Illustrator: | Constantinos Coconis |
| Publisher: | Viking Books for Young Readers an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 142 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction PSHE: Siblings PSHE: Special educational needs and disability (SEND) Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and growing up / coming of age Stories about Family and Friends |