Byars, Betsy Cromer

As fifth-grader Bingo Brown strives for the triumphs of today and steels himself against the tribulations of tommorow, he discovers that he will have to undergo a few more trials and triumphs before growing up.

A boy discovers that he doesn't have to feel personally responsible for his uncle's drowning.

When he builds his raft, a twelve-year-old boy never dreams that it will serve as the sole means of escape for him and his grandmother when hostile Indians threaten their prairie cabin.

Simon learns some hard lessons about good and bad friendships when his good friend Tony's stories involve him in some very troublesome and complicated situations.

Simon learns some hard lessons about good and bad friendships when his good friend Tony's stories involve him in some very troublesome and complicated situations.

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.

To escape failure, boredom, and loneliness, a young boy plunges with all his imagination into the world of television.

With a young brother in the hospital, a grandfather in jail, and their mother traveling with a rodeo, Maggie and Vern try to settle family problems.

Left with his grandfather until his parents are settled in Detroit, Sammy learns to respect and love the old man as they care for an injured crane together.

A sixth-grade boy deals with the prospect of a new baby brother and a long-distance love relationship.