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E.L. Konigsburg's Books
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Up From Jericho TelJeanmarie and Malcolm meet Tallulah, the ghost of a once-famous actress, who sends them on a quest to find the Regina Stone--the diamond she wore until...Read More
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THROWING SHADOWS"Five short stories are told in the first person, all crisp and compactly tailored in setting forth their common theme of self-awareness".--Booklist...Read More
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Silent To The BoneConnor is sure his best friend, Branwell, couldn't have hurt Branwell's baby half sister, Nikki. But Nikki lies in a coma, and Branwell is in a...Read More -
Journey to an 800 NumberThis 1982 novel is the story of Bo Stubbs, about to launch a new life as the privileged stepson of a very rich man--but first he has to survive a month...Read More
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The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler PlaceE.L. Konigsburg revisits the town of Epiphany to tell the story of Margaret Rose Kane, Connor's older half-sister. It's about the summer when Margaret...Read More
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A Proud Taste for Scarlet and MiniverEleanor of Acquitaine has been waiting in Heaven for a long time to be reunited with her second husband, Henry II of England. Finally, the day has come...Read More
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The Second Mrs. GiacondaWhy did Leonardo da Vinci lavish three years on painting the second wife of an unimportant merchant when all the nobles of Europe were begging for a...Read More
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My Father's DaughterPoor Little Rich Boy Winston Carmichael has it all: a big house, servants, vacations in Palm Beach, and a fancy private school. But with...Read More
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The Dragon In The Ghetto CaperA suburban kid who wants to be a detective teams up with a lonely newlywed.Read More
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Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William Mckinley, And Me, ElizabethBeing the new kid in town isn't easy for Elizabeth until she meets Jennifer--an honest-to-goodness witch! From the moment Jennifer starts sharing her...Read More
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TVO.org, January 26, 2012
...time travel in “A Wrinkle in Time”. We also listened to the books of beloved children's authors E.L. Konigsburg and Judy Blume . My daughter ended up finding a favourite book in the bunch and on her birthday, she unwrapped a hard copy of “ The...
Christian Science Monitor, November 29, 2011
...but they do so in an emotionally fulfilling way. (Sharp-eyed readers will catch homages to the ultimate running-away-to-a-museum-story, E.L. Konigsburg’s Newbery-winning classic “From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.”) The Mark of...
Bradenton Herald, October 23, 2011
...Goosebumps.” The second collection contains stories by Newbery Medal winning authors, such as Madeleine L’Engle, Paul Fleischman, E.L. Konigsburg and Beverly Cleary. The perfect book for tweens wishing to be creeped out is “Coraline” by Neil...
USA Today, September 12, 2011
..."any story about kids who run away to a museum owes a debt of gratitude" to another novel: E.L. Konigsburg's 1967 classic, From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. It's about a brother and sister who run away from home and live in...
USA Today, August 31, 2011
..." 'Looks beautiful' He also acknowledges a "debt of gratitude" to one of his favorite children's novels, E.L. Konigsburg's 1968 classic, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, about two kids who run away to live in the . He has no official...
PR-USA.net, July 24, 2011
...of a friend of my oldest son Jordan. The book is known as "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg. I felt like this book by way of very prolific author, stood out as a result of simplicity in the prose and also the complexity in the novel...
Bedford-Katonah Patch, June 14, 2011
...Little House of the Prairie” (Ages 8-12, girls) From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler , by E.L. Konigsburg or There’s a Cricket in Times Square by George Seldon. One stars a cricket and the other a pair of siblings, but both bring New...
Birdbrain(ed) Book Blog, September 19, 2011
...of those “hey I am so awesome come and read me” kind of books. It reminds me of E.L. Konigsburg’s books, really, with the friendship and the loving libraries and the kid characters who are just slightly smarter than you’d think they’d be. And...
Gee Ray Records, September 12, 2011
..."any story about kids who run away to a museum owes a debt of gratitude" to another novel: E.L. Konigsburg's 1967 classic, From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. It's about a brother and sister who run away from home and live in...
Birdbrain(ed) Book Blog, July 18, 2011
...me this book at BEA told me it was cute, and it IS. It reminds me of some E.L. Konigsburg books, actually, with the emphasis on emotion and relationships between characters over adventurous plot. The fact that it’s set mostly at a Scrabble tournament...
Chocolate on my Cranium, June 24, 2011
...The Door in the Wall by Marguerite De Angeli (4-adult) A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver by E.L. Konigsburg (6-adult) Mary, Bloody Mary by Carolyn Meyer (6-adult) The Lost Baron by Allen French (4-9) The attic In Grandma’s Attic by Arleta...
Birdbrain(ed) Book Blog, June 7, 2011
...characters, a lovely story, and just enough mystery and excitement to keep the pace moving quickly You know E.L. Konigsburg’s best books? Where she talks about difficult subjects, like death or loneliness, and she does it in such a way that you never...
Peaceful Reader, May 27, 2011
...by Gordon Korman (I was roped in instantly to the Falconers troubles) 2. Silent to the Bone by e.l. Konigsburg (same here with what happened to the baby) 3. Iqbal by Francesco D'Adamo (made me think of The Breadwinner) 4. The Brooklyn Nine by Alan Gratz...
EntVibe, May 14, 2011
...FLOAT LIKE A GOLDILOCKS, STING LIKE A BEAR? Ali and Other Celebrities Identify Their Favorite ChildrenÂs Books (PRWEB) October 10, 2002 Muhammad Ali, famous for venturing into the ring with some of the worldÂs toughest men, identified...
