Authors: Betsy Byars
The Cybil War (10 page)
“Do you know how to use this?” Cybil asked as they stopped in front of the air hose.
“No,” he admitted.
“I'll show you.”
Her red head bent over the tire. Her curls blew in the wind. She glanced up at Simon.
Abruptly he abandoned his pose as the triumphant general. After all, the war was over. This was the real world, and he'd better learn how it worked.
He knelt beside her and watched.
BETSY BYARS
was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and graduated from Queens College.
was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and graduated from Queens College.
The mother of four, Ms. Byars began writing books as her family was growing up. She is the author of nearly fifty books for children, including
The Summer of the Swans
, which received the 1971 Newbery Medal and, more recently, the Herculeah Jones Mystery series.
The Summer of the Swans
, which received the 1971 Newbery Medal and, more recently, the Herculeah Jones Mystery series.
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