The Summer of the Swans
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In this Newbery Award Winner, Sara's fourteenth summer is not going well. She wants to get away from everyone, her beautiful sister, father, and bossy Aunt Willie. But when her brother Charlie, who is mentally handicapped, disappears she must deal with her relationships. Will Sara's desire to get away help her find her brother?
By Betsy Byars. Puffin, 1996 (reissue). 129 pages. Fiction. Ages 9-12.
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☺Reviewer: Jacqueline, ? yrs old from ?. (07/31/06)
This book is so great.
Sara is 14 years old and she finds out her disabled brother is lost . She can't
think, sleep, or eat. She was just a mess but it turned out alright. U just have
to read it!!!!!!!! It's amazingly GREEEEEEAAAAAATTTTTT!!
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