E.L. Konigsburg
E.L. Konigsburg was a celebrated American author known for her award-winning children's and young adult fiction. Her most notable works, including 'From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler' and 'The View from Saturday,' earned her two Newbery Medals. Konigsburg's writing often explored themes of identity, family, and the complexities of childhood with wit and insight.
Books by E.L. Konigsburg
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by E.L. Konigsburg
4.2(189,002)
A meticulous, runaway suburban girl and her penny-pinching brother turn the Metropolitan Museum of Art into their elegant hideout while solving the mystery of a possibly Michelangelo-sculpted angel.
The View from Saturday
by E.L. Konigsburg
3.8(43,586)
Four ordinary middle schoolers, each with a secret personal success, are brought together by their wheelchair-bound teacher to form an Academic Bowl team that defies expectations and shows how their individual paths connect.
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver
by E.L. Konigsburg
3.9(3,128)
From a celestial waiting room, Eleanor of Aquitaine, surrounded by her spirited companions, recounts the true, tumultuous saga of her life as a queen, tastemaker, and political force across twelfth-century Europe, all while hoping her second husband finally makes it past the pearly gates.