Everything you need to understand or teach Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars.
The Summer of the Swans is unusual because the narrative provides an extremely perceptive look at the perspectives of two characters: Sara and her mentally retarded younger brother, Charlie. The opening chapters focus on Sara's typical adolescent problems, but when Charlie becomes lost her personal problems become secondary to her concern over her brother's whereabouts.
The narrative alternates its focus between Sara and Charlie, and as Charlie's story unfolds the reader sees his desperation...
The Summer of the Swans Lesson Plans contain 131 pages of teaching material, including: