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As twelve-year-old Bingo Brown strives for the triumphs of today and steels himself against the tribulations of tomorrow, he discovers that he will have to undergo a few more trials and triumphs before growing up.Tags
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Bingo's first love, Melissa, has moved away and he must deal with the ins and outs of a long distance relationship at the tender age of 12. He has abandoned Burning Questions for daily Trials and Triumphs. He's still absurdly literate for a twelve year old and still hilarious to read about.
As fifth-grader Bingo Brown strives for the triumphs of today and steels himself against the tribulations of tomorow, he discovers that he will have to undergo a few more trials and triumphs before growing up.
Maybe not quite as rich as Lowry's Anastasia Krupnik, but in a similar vein. Byars is a wonderful author who has not gotten enough credit. Funny, heartwarming, and sympathetic.
(This review copied to other Bingo Brown I read this day.)
(This review copied to other Bingo Brown I read this day.)
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86+ Works 25,175 Members
Betsy Cromer Byars was born in1928. She graduated from Queens College in Charlotte, North Carolina. While she was in graduate school, she began writing articles for The Saturday Evening Post and Look. Byars writes novels for young people. She is an expert at tapping in to the pain of adolescence, using bits of her own experience to flavor her show more characters. She is author of more than 60 books and has won numerous awards. Her book about a 14-year-old girl and her mentally retarded brother, The Summer of the Swans (1970), won the Newberry Award as the most distinguished contribution to children's literature that year. Other books include The 18th Emergency (1973), The TV Kid (1976), and After the Goat Man (1995). Betsy Byars died on February 26,2020 at the age of 91. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original publication date
- 1989
- People/Characters
- Bingo Brown; Billy Wentworth; Melissa; Cici; Nancy Brown; Sam Brown
- Important places
- Townsville, USA
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- Members
- 207
- Popularity
- 157,366
- Reviews
- 3
- Rating
- (3.72)
- Languages
- Dutch, English, Spanish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 19
- ASINs
- 2
