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The Mysterious Edge of the Heroic World

E.L. Konigsburg
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Author : E.L. Konigsburg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010-05-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781439106877

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The Mysterious Edge of the Heroic World by E.L. Konigsburg Pdf

"ninety percent of who you are is invisible." Amedeo Kaplan seems just like any other new kid who has moved into the town of St. Malo, Florida, a navy town where new faces are the norm. But Amedeo has a secret, a dream: More than anything in the world, he wants to discover something -- a place, a process, even a fossil -- some treasure that no one realizes is there until he finds it. And he would also like to discover a true friend to share these things with. William Wilcox seems like an unlikely candidate for friendship: an aloof boy who is all edges and who owns silence the way other people own words. When Amedeo and William find themselves working together on a house sale for Amedeo's eccentric neighbor, Mrs. Zender, Amedeo has an inkling that both his wishes may come true. For Mrs. Zender's mansion is crammed with memorabilia of her long life, and there is a story to go with every piece. Soon the boys find themselves caught up in one particular story -- a story that links a sketch, a young boy's life, an old man's reminiscence, and a painful secret dating back to the outrages of Nazi Germany. It's a story that will take them to the edge of what they know about heroism and the mystery of the human heart. Two-time Newbery winner E. L. Konigsburg spins a magnificent tale of art, discovery, friendship, history, and truth.

The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place

E.L. Konigsburg
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Author : E.L. Konigsburg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781442439719

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The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place by E.L. Konigsburg Pdf

E.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 Rose turned twelve--the same year that Cabbage Patch dolls were popular, that Sally Ride became the first woman to go into space, that El Nino turned the world upside-down. Margaret Rose begins her summer with a miserable experience at camp, from which she's rescued by her beloved, eccentric uncles. Little does she know that her uncles, in turn, need rescuing themselves--from a tyrannical city council determined to tear down her uncles' life work--three spectacularly beautiful towers that her uncles have been building since before Margaret was a baby. A rousing book about intelligence, art, and the fierce preservation of individuality, from EL Konigsburg.

Silent to the Bone

E.L. Konigsburg
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Author : E.L. Konigsburg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1442439734

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Silent to the Bone by E.L. Konigsburg Pdf

Connor 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 juvenile behavioral center, suspected of a horrible crime and unable to utter the words to tell what really happened. Connor is the only one who might be able to break through Branwell's wall of silence. But how can he prove Branwell didn't commit the unspeakable act of which he's accused — when Branwell can't speak for himself?

Dust Off the Gold Medal

Sara L. Schwebel,Jocelyn Van Tuyl
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Author : Sara L. Schwebel,Jocelyn Van Tuyl
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-23
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781000417616

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Dust Off the Gold Medal by Sara L. Schwebel,Jocelyn Van Tuyl Pdf

The oldest and most prestigious children’s literature award, the Newbery Medal has since 1922 been granted annually by the American Library Association to the children’s book it deems "most distinguished." Medal books enjoy an outsized influence on American children’s literature, figuring perennially on publishers’ lists, on library and bookstore shelves, and in school curricula. As such, they offer a compelling window into the history of US children’s literature and publishing, as well as into changing societal attitudes about which books are "best" for America’s schoolchildren. Yet literary scholars have disproportionately ignored the Medal winners in their research. This volume provides a critically- and historically-grounded scholarly analysis of representative but understudied Newbery Medal books from the 1920s through the 2010s, interrogating the disjunction between the books’ omnipresence and influence, on the one hand, and the critical silence surrounding them, on the other. Dust Off the Gold Medal makes a case for closing these scholarly gaps by revealing neglected texts’ insights into the politics of children’s literature prizing and by demonstrating how neglected titles illuminate critical debates currently central to the field of children’s literature. In particular, the essays shed light on the hidden elements of diversity apparent in the neglected Newbery canon while illustrating how the books respond—sometimes in quite subtle ways—to contemporaneous concerns around race, class, gender, disability, nationalism, and globalism.

Father's Arcane Daughter

E. L. Konigsburg
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Author : E. L. Konigsburg
Publisher : Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 068982680X

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Father's Arcane Daughter by E. L. Konigsburg Pdf

Winston's half-sister Caroline was long presumed to be dead, killed by kidnappers when she was 17. But when a woman arrives at the posh Carmichael home, she says "she" is Caroline, returning just in time to claim her share of a family fortune.

What I Saw and How I Lied

Judy Blundell
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Author : Judy Blundell
Publisher : Scholastic UK
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781407130606

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What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell Pdf

It seemed like a dream. The world had exploded... Summer's ending, Evie's step-father is finally home from the Second World War, and Evie is sick of her glamorous mother treating her like a little girl. Then a mysterious stranger appears: a handsome ex-GI who served in combat with Evie's step-father. Slowly, Evie realizes that she is falling in love with him. But he has dark secrets, and a strange control over her parents. When he is found dead, Evie's world is shattered. Torn between her family and the man she loved, Evie must betray someone. But who? "Gripping ... beautifully paced and told" The Times "You'll be holding your breath as you turn every page" News of the World

Throwing Shadows

E. L. Konigsburg
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Author : E. L. Konigsburg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Identity
ISBN : 9780689821202

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Throwing Shadows by E. L. Konigsburg Pdf

ALA Notable Book "Horn Book" Fanfare Winner of the International Children's Literature Association's 1999 Phoenix Award * A retired college president is determined to best a young beachcomber * A store manager accuses a boy of shoplifting * A tour guide strikes a bargain with an enterprising orphan * A boy recovering from a broken arm befriends an elderly woman in an old folks' home * A widow and her son seize an opportunity presented by a pair of antiques dealers In each of these extraordinary short stories from the perceptive pen of E. L. Konigsburg, a chance meeting between two people casts a shadow on what things have been and what they can become, and changes a life forever.

My Father's Daughter

E.L. Konigsburg
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Author : E.L. Konigsburg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781442439689

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My Father's Daughter by E.L. Konigsburg Pdf

Poor Little Rich Boy Winston Carmichael has it all: a big house, servants, vacations in Palm Beach, and a fancy private school. But with overprotective parents and a sense of responsibility for his younger sister, Heidi, Winston sometimes feels more as if he's living in a prison than a dream. Then one day a woman appears at the front door claiming to be Caroline -- Winston's half sister, who was kidnapped and presumed dead long before he and Heidi were born. Is she really Caroline? Is she an imposter? Or is she something far more complicated than either? And does she hold the key that could unlock the door to Winston's prison?

The Postcard

Tony Abbott
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Author : Tony Abbott
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2008-04-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780316033541

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The Postcard by Tony Abbott Pdf

She died today. One phone call changes Jason's summer vacation-and life!-forever. When Jason's grandmother dies, he's sent down to her home in Florida to help his father clean out her things. At first he gripes about spending his summer miles away from his best friend, doing chores, and sweating in the Florida heat, but he soon discovers a mystery surrounding his grandmother's murky past. An old, yellowed postcard...a creepy phone call with a raspy voice at the other end asking, "So how smart are you?"...an entourage of freakish funeral goers....a bizarre magazine story. All contain clues that will send him on a thrilling journey to uncover family secrets. Award-winning author Tony Abbott weaves an intriguing and entertaining mystery of adventure, friendship and family.

Fable: Edge of the World

Christie Golden
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Author : Christie Golden
Publisher : Random House Worlds
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345539410

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Fable: Edge of the World by Christie Golden Pdf

The official prequel novel to the Xbox 360 videogame, Fable:™ The Journey It’s been almost a decade since the events of Fable 3, when the Hero vanquished the threat across the sea and claimed his throne. As king he led Albion to an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity. But on the night of his wedding to his new queen, ominous word arrives: The darkness has returned. Beyond a harrowing mountain pass, the exotic desert country Samarkand has been overrun by shadowy forces. Within the walls of its capital city, a mysterious usurper known only as the Empress has seized control. To protect his realm, the king must lead his most trusted allies into a strange land unknown to outsiders. As they forge ahead along Samarkand’s ancient Great Road, populated by undead terrors and fantastic creatures once believed to be the stuff of legend, the king is drawn ever closer to his greatest challenge yet. But soon Albion is engulfed in a war of its own. As the darkness spreads, town by town, a treacherous force has infiltrated the queen’s circle. Now the fate of all that is good rests with a faint flicker of hope . . . that somewhere, somehow, heroes still do exist. © 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Microsoft, Fable, Lionhead, the Lionhead logo, Xbox, and the Xbox logo are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.

(george)

E.L. Konigsburg
george Book PDF

Author : E.L. Konigsburg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781442439658

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(george) by E.L. Konigsburg Pdf

Who is George? Only Howard Carr and his older brother, Ben, can answer that question, because only they know about George. George is the funny little man who lives inside Ben, helping him (mostly) navigate life as a sixth grader who happens to be a scientific genius and who happens to be studying organic chemistry with students much older than he. One of those students is William Hazlitt, a senior who has been Ben's lab partner in previous years. William's interest in chemistry has taken a troubling turn, and Ben has a plan to come to his rescue. And that's when things get complicated -- for Howard, for Ben, and for George.

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

E.L. Konigsburg
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Author : E.L. Konigsburg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781442431263

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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg Pdf

Now available in a deluxe keepsake edition! A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) Run away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with E. L. Konigsburg’s beloved classic and Newbery Medal­–winning novel From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. When Claudia decided to run away, she planned very carefully. She would be gone just long enough to teach her parents a lesson in Claudia appreciation. And she would go in comfort-she would live at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She saved her money, and she invited her brother Jamie to go, mostly because be was a miser and would have money. Claudia was a good organizer and Jamie bad some ideas, too; so the two took up residence at the museum right on schedule. But once the fun of settling in was over, Claudia had two unexpected problems: She felt just the same, and she wanted to feel different; and she found a statue at the Museum so beautiful she could not go home until she bad discovered its maker, a question that baffled the experts, too. The former owner of the statue was Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Without her—well, without her, Claudia might never have found a way to go home.

The View from Saturday

E.L. Konigsburg
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Author : E.L. Konigsburg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-12-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781439132012

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The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg Pdf

From the Newbery Medal–winning author of the beloved classic From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler comes four jewel-like short stories—one for each of the team members of an Academic Bowl team—that ask questions and demonstrate surprising answers. 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.

The Sense of an Ending

Julian Barnes
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Author : Julian Barnes
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307957337

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The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes Pdf

BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A novel that follows a middle-aged man as he contends with a past he never much thought about—until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance: one of them from the grave, another maddeningly present. A novel so compelling that it begs to be read in a single setting, The Sense of an Ending has the psychological and emotional depth and sophistication of Henry James at his best, and is a stunning achievement in Julian Barnes's oeuvre. Tony Webster thought he left his past behind as he built a life for himself, and his career has provided him with a secure retirement and an amicable relationship with his ex-wife and daughter, who now has a family of her own. But when he is presented with a mysterious legacy, he is forced to revise his estimation of his own nature and place in the world.

The Second Mrs. Gioconda

E.L. Konigsburg
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Author : E.L. Konigsburg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781442439726

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The Second Mrs. Gioconda by E.L. Konigsburg Pdf

Why 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 portrait by his hand? In E. L. Konigsburg's intriguing novel, the answer lies with the complex relationship between the genius, his morally questionable young apprentice, and a young duchess whose plain features belie the sensitivity of her soul.