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Betsy Byars (née Cromer; August 7, 1928 – February 26, 2020) was an American author of children's books.Her novel Summer of the Swans won the 1971 Newbery Medal. [1] She has also received a National Book Award for Young People's Literature for The Night Swimmers (1980) [2] and an Edgar Award for Wanted...
In a 1975 book review, Newgate Callandar of The New York Times wrote "James is an exceedingly good writer, and her detective, Adam Dalgliesh, is one of the more unusual ones in action today. Nevertheless, 'The Black Tower' is so slow-moving that it will try the patience of most readers — and that has to be the besetting sin of a crime novel." [1]
In order the books are: The Black Tower, by Richard A. Lupoff (1988) The Dark Abyss, by Bruce Coville (1989) The Valley of Thunder, by Charles de Lint (1989) The Lake of Fire, by Robin W. Bailey (1989) The Hidden City, by Charles de Lint (1990) The Final Battle, by Richard A. Lupoff (1990) [2] The true nature of the Dungeon world is left ...
Black Tower (Brussels), a 13th-century medieval tower, notable for being one single medieval tower, standing amidst the modern day buildings of Brussels, Belgium. Black Tower (České Budějovice), or Černá věž, a well-known 16th-century tower in České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
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First edition (publ. HarperCollins) The Pinballs is a 1976 young adult novel by American author Betsy Byars.It is about three foster children, Carlie, Harvey and Thomas J., who have been taken in by the Masons, a couple who have cared for many other foster children and also have some personal problems.
[4] Zena Sutherland, writing for Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, stated the book was "at times funny," but that "it's not up to Byars' usual high standard in plot or cohesion of content." [5] The Times Literary Supplement ' s Julia Briggs felt the book failed to "exploit the intriguing if unpoetic possibilities of computer language ...
The Black Tower Shroud for a Nightingale is a 1971 detective novel by English writer P. D. James , part of her Adam Dalgliesh series. Chief Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard is called in to investigate the death of two student nurses at the hospital nursing school of Nightingale House.