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The Pinballs

The Pinballs - Paperback

by Betsy Byars
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Availability:In StockContributor:Betsy ByarsSeries:Apple PaperbacksTheme:Topical/Coming of Age, Topical/FriendshipAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:1992-09-25Pages:144
Languages:EnglishPublisher:HarperCollinsISBN-13:9780064401982ISBN-10:64401987UPC:9780064401982Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Family, Social Themes, DisabilitiesBook Topic:Orphans & Foster Homes, FriendshipAward:1979 Georgia Children's Book Award Winner - Children's Book AwardSize:7.68 x 5.22 x 0.32 inchesWeight:0.23Product ID:SC1BDN5STN

From Newbery-winning author Betsy Byars comes a story full of "poignancy, perception, and humor" (The Chicago Tribune), about three foster kids who learn what it takes to make a family.

You can't always decide where life will take you--especially when you're a kid.

Carlie knows she's got no say in what happens to her. Stuck in a foster home with two other kids, Harvey and Thomas J, she's just a pinball being bounced from bumper to bumper. As soon as you get settled, somebody puts another coin in the machine and off you go again.

But against her will and her better judgment, Carlie and the boys become friends. And all three of them start to see that they can take control of their own lives.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:HarperCollinsISBN-13:9780064401982ISBN-10:64401987UPC:9780064401982Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Family, Social Themes, DisabilitiesBook Topic:Orphans & Foster Homes, FriendshipAward:1979 Georgia Children's Book Award Winner - Children's Book AwardSize:7.68 x 5.22 x 0.32 inchesWeight:0.23Product ID:SC1BDN5STN
Byars, Betsy: - Betsy Byars is a widely read and loved author of many award-winning middle-grade books for children, including Summer Of The Swans (Viking), a 1971 Newbery Medal winner. The Pinballs was an ALA Notable Children's Book in 1977 as well as the basis for an ABC Afterschool Special. Other books she has written for HarperCollins are Good-bye, Chicken Little; The Seven Treasure Hunts, illustrated by Jennifer Barrett; and three I Can Read Books, the popular The Golly Sisters Go West, Hooray For The Golly Sisters!, and The Golly Sisters Ride Again, all illustrated by Sue Truesdell. Ms. Byars lives in Clemson, South Carolina, with her husband.Byars, Betsy Cromer: -

Betsy Byars is the author of many award-winning books for children, including The Summer of the Swans, a Newbery Medal winner. The Pinballs was an ALA Notable Book. She is also the author of Goodbye, Chicken Little; The Two-Thousand-Pound Goldfish; and the popular Golly Sisters trilogy.

Publisher: HarperCollins

Awards

🏆 1979 Georgia Children's Book Award Winner - Children's Book Award

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Betsy Byars

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Betsy Byars

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