After the Goat Man (Puffin Story Books) [Mass Market Paperback]

Betsy Byars (Author), Ronald Himler (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Puffin Story Books

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.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Puffin (September 30, 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140315330
• ISBN-13: 978-0140315332
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,071,870 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

Betsy Byars began her writing career rather late in life First, she married and started a family. The writing career didn't emerge until she was 28, a mother of two children, and living in a small place she called the barracks apartment, in Urbana, Illinois. She and her husband, Ed, had moved there in 1956 so he could attend graduate school at the University of Illinois. She was bored, had no friends, and so turned to writing to fill her time. Byars started writing articles for The Saturday Evening Post, Look,and other magazines. As her family grew and her children started to read, she began to write books for young people and, fortunately for her readers, discovered that there was more to being a writer than sitting in front of a typewriter. "Once a wanderer came by my house and showed me how to brush my teeth with a cherry twig; that went in The House of WingsThe Summer of the Swans." Since that time, Byars has written more than 45 books for young readers and has won numerous awards, including The American Book Award, which she received in 1981 for The Night Swimmers. The humor, compassion, and insight Byars brings to each of her books won her a large audience of admirers both in the United States and abroad. Six of her novels were presented on national television, and her books are translated into nine languages. Six of Byars' novels have been named ALA Notable Books, and in 1971, The Summer of the Swans -- a story about a 14-year-old girl and her mentally retarded brother -- won the Newbery Award as the most distinguished contribution to literature for children in the year of its publication. Byars was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, on August 7, 1928. Unlike many of the characters in her books, Byars grew up in a normal, loving family. Her father was an engineer and worked as a bookkeeper in a cotton mill. He was stern and hardworking and had a strong sense of humor. Her mother was a lively woman who loved acting and music. Byars's sister, Nancy, two years older, was sometimes an inspiration and sometimes an evil nemesis. Byars has always been adventurous and never allows a few setbacks to prevent her from doing things she wants to experience, like petting a blacksnake and flying planes. The snake was named Moon and became the subject of her 1991 autobiography, The Moon and I. Betsy Byars and her husband live on an air strip in South Carolina, and have traveled widely throughout the United States in pursuit of their interest in gliding and antique airplanes. They have four grown children and seven grandchildren.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Awsome book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, September 10, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: After the Goat Man (Puffin Story Books) (Mass Market Paperback)

After the goat man
Andrew Clements
This book is about Figgie who fell from his bike while going down the hill. He was bleeding all over his face. He almost broke his neck and had to be sent in an ambulance to the hospital. Harold was ok so as Ada because she was way behind so she stopped and looked at them. She told Harold to look for help. He had told many people until he told his mom.
The main character in this book is Figgie. He is always wearing a rabbit's foot as if was a necklace.
He has a grandfather that screams at him every time he sees him. He is about 10 years old.
The genre for this book is realistic- fiction.
I can connect Harold and my cousin Juan Carlos because once he fell in his bicycle. He was fine because he was a little fat so he got protected from being fat and he protect his own organs. What I like about this book was that during the contest in the book the author described the inside and the outside of the school. Also he described the main characters well. I could imagine what Figgie, Adam, and Harold looked like in my head.
People will like this book because there are many true facts people will learn about life from reading the book. I can compare this author to Betsy Byers because they have both the same type of writing. I like the author's language because it is easy to understand. I could understand the dialogue very well.
This is a good book. You should read it because if you are hanging with 3 best friends and somebody gets hurt it tells you what you should do. Also you should read the book because it also tells you to eat healthy food so you don't get fat like Harold.