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The Summer of the Swans

Name: The Summer of the Swans
Author: Betsy Cromer Byars

by Betsy Cromer Byars

1970•Family•142 pages

Taste attributes: familydramafresh & originalwholesomesimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardycoming of agehuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeA wholesome family novel that is contained and original. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

Sara's life has always flowed smoothly, like the gliding swans on the lake, until her little brother Charlie disappears. Then Sara is forced to see her life in a whole new way.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FamilyDramaRescue/escape/jeopardyComing of ageHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Brothers and sistersJuvenile fictionPeople with mental disabilitiesComputer-assisted instructionResponsibilityChildren with disabilitiesJuvenile literatureNewbery Medal

Details

Author: Betsy Cromer Byars
Published: 1970
Pages: 142
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Source: Open Library

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