E.L. Konigsburg
E.L. Konigsburg was an American author and illustrator who won the Newbery Medal twice, for From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler and The View from Saturday. Her novels are celebrated for their wit and intelligence.
Works
- From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. FrankweilerAdventure of a girl and boy running away to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
- The View from SaturdayMystery featuring a teacher and four students solving puzzles through teamwork
- Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley and Me, ElizabethNovel about a girl learning witchcraft and friendship from an older girl classmate
- About the B'nai BagelsSports novel about a Jewish boys' basketball team and community coming-of-age
- A Proud Taste for Scarlet and MiniverHistorical novel about a girl experiencing Eleanor of Aquitaine's medieval court life