Books with author E.L. Konigsburg

Publication Date: September 1, 1996 | Age Level: 8 and up | Series: Newbery Medal Book HOW HAD MRS. OLINSKI CHOSEN her sixth-grade Academic Bowl team? She had a number of answers. But were any of them true? How had she really chosen Noah and Nadia and Ethan and Julian? And why did they make such a good team? It was a surprise to a lot of people when Mrs. Olinski's team won the sixth-grade Academic Bowl contest at Epiphany Middle School. It was an even bigger surprise when they beat the seventh grade and the eighth grade, too. And when they went on to even greater victories, everyone began to ask: How did it happen? It happened at least partly because Noah had been the best man (quite by accident) at the wedding of Ethan's grandmother and Nadia's grandfather. It happened because Nadia discovered that she could not let a lot of baby turtles die. It happened when Ethan could not let Julian face disaster alone. And it happened because Julian valued something important in himself and saw in the other three something he also valued. Mrs. Olinski, returning to teaching after having been injured in an automobile accident, found that her Academic Bowl team became her answer to finding confidence and success. What she did not know, at least at first, was that her team knew more than she did the answer to why they had been chosen. This is a tale about a team, a class, a school, a series of contests and, set in the midst of this, four jewel-like short stories -- one for each of the team members -- that ask questions and demonstrate surprising answers.

Three award-winning novels from beloved author E. L. Konigsburg, together for the fist time: "From the Mixed-up Files..." follows Claudia and her brother Jamie as they run away from home and seek refuge in the Metropolitan Museum of Art - and solve a mystery that is hundreds of years old. ~ ~ In "Jennifer, Hectate...," Elizabeth is new in town and feeling lonely until she meets Jennifer, a self-proclaimed witch. While it isn't easy to be friends with a witch, it's never boring. ~ ~ "The View from Saturday" is the story of the Souls, a 6th-grade team representing their school in the statewide academic bowl.

Being 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 powers with Elizabeth, their secret friendship is sealed. Each Saturday they meet in the park to cast spells and work on their witchcraft.Then just when they think they've perfected their special flying potion, Jennifer and Elizabeth quarrel over the main ingredient. Will it take a magic spell to make them friends again?

A New York Times Bestselling Author Winner of the 1968 Newbery Award For thirty-five years E. L. Konigsburg's story about Claudia, the girl who ran away from home to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, has entranced readers of all ages. This special anniversary edition contains a new afterword from the author, along with a few extra surprises to delight readers old and new.