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E.L. Konigsburg
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E.L. Konigsburg

E.L. Konigsburg is the only author to have won the Newbery Medal and be runner-up in the same year. In 1968, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler won the Newbery Medal and Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth was named a Newbery Honor Book. Almost thirty years later she won the Newbery Medal once again for The View From Saturday. She has also written and illustrated three picture books: Samuel Todd’s Book of Great Colors, Samuel Todd’s Book of Great Inventions, and Amy Elizabeth Explores Bloomingdale’s. In 2000 she wrote Silent to the Bone, which was named a New York Times Notable Book and an ALA Best Book... Read full bio

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The E.L. Konigsburg Newbery Collection will be released on October 22, 2013 in Trade Paperback
May 07, 2013
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Samuel Todd's Book of Great Inventions has won an award
May 05, 2013
Excerpt:
Excerpt 1 from The Dragon In The Ghetto Caper
Oct 24, 2012
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Excerpt 1 from Up From Jericho Tel
Jul 24, 2012
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Excerpt 1 from Silent to the Bone
Jul 24, 2012
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Excerpt 1 from The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place
Jul 22, 2012
The Secret Garden will be released on March 20, 2012 in eBook
Mar 20, 2012
The Secret Garden is now available in eBook
Mar 20, 2012
THROWING SHADOWS will be released on July 26, 2011 in eBook
Jul 26, 2011
THROWING SHADOWS is now available in eBook
Jul 26, 2011
Up From Jericho Tel will be released on July 26, 2011 in eBook
Jul 26, 2011
Up From Jericho Tel is now available in eBook
Jul 26, 2011
Silent to the Bone is now available in eBook
Jul 12, 2011
Silent to the Bone will be released on July 12, 2011 in eBook
Jul 12, 2011
Journey to an 800 Number will be released on July 12, 2011 in eBook
Jul 12, 2011
Journey to an 800 Number is now available in eBook
Jul 12, 2011

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Flint Journal, March 8, 2013
...you reading? No Talking by Andrew Clements and From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg Favorite book? Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn Next book on your list? The Black Stallion by Walter...
School Library Journal, February 15, 2013
...been done only once in Caldecott history before (1947 by Leonard Weisgard), and only once in Newbery (1968 E.L. Konigsburg)*. We?ll be celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Caldecott this year at the ALA Annual conference with a Preconference and other...
School Library Journal, February 15, 2013
...Liar & Spy that Rebecca Stead?s voice/characters must resonate for lots of people in much the same way E.L. Konigsburg has always affected me; but I seem to be tone-deaf to Rebecca Stead myself.) 1. Bomb 2. Mr and Mrs Bunny 3. Splendors and Glooms 1....
Schenectady Daily Gazette, January 14, 2013
...with a strange white boy named Bix. 7. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg — This is a great story about siblings who run away from home and take up residence in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Got a comment? Email...
School Library Journal, November 24, 2012
...A little Thanksgiving disgestif, as I mull over a lot of threads we?ve got going on?all of them circling around the idea of what makes a Newbery book. I?m no personal fan of Philip Roth. � But I?ve been appreciating what he has to say about his...
Reading Eagle, October 14, 2012
..."How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World" by Marjorie Priceman; "A View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg. Books to buy The following books are available at favorite bookstores. "Following Grandfather" by Rosemary Wells, illustrated by Christopher...
Chicago Tribune, October 1, 2012
..."The Unwanteds." Mikayla Kamon, 11, Clarendon Hills "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg When my teacher suggested that I read "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E. L. Konigsburg, I thought...
Oregonian, January 18, 2013
...Daughter Book Club: January's selection is "From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg. Grades 3-5. 10-10:45 a.m. Saturday. NORTH PORTLAND And They're Off: Join Penny's Puppet Productions for a story about the Chinese...
Schenectady Daily Gazette, January 14, 2013
...with a strange white boy named Bix. 7. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg — This is a great story about siblings who run away from home and take up residence in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Got a comment? Email...
Schenectady Daily Gazette, January 14, 2013
...with a strange white boy named Bix. 7. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg — This is a great story about siblings who run away from home and take up residence in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Got a comment? Email...
Star News Online, January 13, 2013
...in the Flammable Suit," "The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake"). In elementary school, her favorite book was E.L. Konigsburg's "From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler." "I think it was because I was fascinated by the idea of running...
Star News Online, January 13, 2013
...in the Flammable Suit," "The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake"). In elementary school, her favorite book was E.L. Konigsburg's "From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler." "I think it was because I was fascinated by the idea of running away...
Sojourners, December 28, 2012
...will last a lifetime.'" In her wonderful book, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, E.L. Konigsburg made this observation about becoming a team, a family. Something happened at precisely that moment. Both Claudia and Jamie tried to...
Appeal-Democrat.com, December 20, 2012
...s Gift" by Jane Monroe Donovan; "The Frog Prince Continued" by Jon Scieszka; "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg Books to Buy The following books are available at favorite bookstores. "A Birthday for Bear" by Bonny Becker, illustrated by Kady...