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Atheneum Books for Young Readers, May 2011
eBook, 128 pages
ISBN-10: 144243970X
ISBN-13: 9781442439702
Grades: 4 - 6
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A suburban kid who wants to be a detective teams up with a lonely newlywed.
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Chapter 1Booklist Like Konigsburg's other books, this is strong on dialogue and insightful suggestions into what makes people -- both the older and younger varieties
-- tick.
E.L. Konigsburg's Books
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The Secret GardenOne of the most beloved children's books of all time and the inspiration for a feature film, a television miniseries, and a Broadway musical, The...Read More
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Up From Jericho TelJeanmarie and Malcolm meet Tallulah, the ghost of a once-famous actress, who sends them on a quest to find the Regina Stone--the diamond she wore until...Read More
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THROWING SHADOWS"Five short stories are told in the first person, all crisp and compactly tailored in setting forth their common theme of self-awareness".--Booklist...Read More
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Journey to an 800 NumberThis 1982 novel is the story of Bo Stubbs, about to launch a new life as the privileged stepson of a very rich man--but first he has to survive a month...Read More -
Silent To The BoneConnor 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...Read More
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A Proud Taste for Scarlet and MiniverEleanor of Acquitaine has been waiting in Heaven for a long time to be reunited with her second husband, Henry II of England. Finally, the day has come...Read More
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The Second Mrs. GiacondaWhy 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...Read More
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The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler PlaceE.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...Read More
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My Father's DaughterPoor Little Rich Boy Winston Carmichael has it all: a big house, servants, vacations in Palm Beach, and a fancy private school. But with...Read More
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Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William Mckinley, And Me, ElizabethBeing 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...Read More
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About the B'nai BagelsMark Setzer thought studying for his Bar Mitzvah and having his best friend move away created enough aggravation in his life. But then his mother...Read More
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Altogether, One At a TimeFour funny and perceptive short stories in which young people cope with difficult situations and in doing so learn something that changes their lives.Read More
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Talk, TalkIn TalkTalk E. L. Konigsburg presents a selection of speeches she has given over a period of 25 years. In her introduction to the first speech, and to...Read More
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T-backs, T-shirts, Coat, and SuitGive the Unexpected a Chance That's the advice Chloë gets from her stepfather before she heads off to Florida to spend the summer with her...Read More
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The View From SaturdayHOW 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...Read More
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. FrankweilerWhen suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn't just want to run from somewhere she wants to run to somewhere--to a place...Read More
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The Mysterious Edge of the Heroic WorldDiscoveries Amedeo Kaplan dreams of discovering something -- some treasure no one realizes is there until he finds it. And he would like to...Read More
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The Second Mrs. GiocondaTHE GREATEST ARTIST OF HIS TIME AN APPRENTICE WITH A LARCENOUS HEART AND AN AVERSION TO THE TRUTH A YOUNG DUTCHESS WHOSE PLAIN FACE BELIES HER...Read More
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