Quote of the day
Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
Betsy Byars

Born: August 7, 1928
Died: February 26, 2020 (aged 91)
Bio: Betsy Cromer Byars was an American author of children's books. Her novel Summer of the Swans won the 1971 Newbery Medal. She has also received a National Book Award in category Children's Fiction for The Night Swimmers and an Edgar Award for Wanted.
Known for:
- The Pinballs (1977)
- Summer of the Swans (1970)
- The Midnight Fox (1968)
- The Night Swimmers (1980)
- Cracker Jackson (1985)