Byars, Betsy Cromer

An overweight, sensitive boy gains the insight and strength to overcome his problems through his search for and discovery of a friend's grandfather, known as the Goat Man.

When Junior accidentally gets caught in his own coyote trap deep in the woods, he is rescued by the reclusive woman known as Mad Mary and begins an unforgettable adventure.

Will tries everything to quiet his crying baby brother.

Threatened with the loss of his private place in the attic of his crowded home, a young boy determines to keep it at all costs.

In the aftermath of a big flood in Alderson County, the Blossom family continues coping in their rare family style.

Herculeah investigates the murder of a local fortune-teller--the only witness being the victim's parrot, who refuses to talk--and finds her own life in danger as she gets closer to the truth.

A compilation of short stories and extracts from novels about turning points in life by 26 authors, including Judy Blume, William Saroyan, L.M. Montgomery, and Roald Dahl.

Disasters befall the Blossom family as Pap falls into a dumpster and can't get out, Junior tries desperately to make a success of his secret invention, and Vern dreads letting a new friend meet his unusual family.

With their mother dead and their father working nights, Retta tries to be mother to her two young brothers.

While describing her humorous adventures with a blacksnake, Betsy Byars recounts childhood anecdotes and explains how she writes a book.