A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver

Name: A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver
Author: E.L. Konigsburg

by E.L. Konigsburg

Historical novel about a girl experiencing Eleanor of Aquitaine's medieval court life

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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.

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