The Two-Thousand-Pound Goldfish - Softcover

Byars, Betsy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0064408558 ISBN 13: 9780064408554

Publisher: HarperTrophy, 2000

Synopsis

In order to cope with the absence of his mother, young Warren Otis uses his imagination to create grand tales, such as sometimes imagining that his mother will someday return to him. Reprint.

About this title

About the Author:

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.

Review:

"The story outstrips [Byars's] finest achievements." -- -- Publishers Weekly

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperTrophy
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0064408558
• ISBN 13: 9780064408554
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160