E. L. Konigsburg

When he is wrongly accused of gravely injuring his baby half-sister, thirteen-year-old Branwell loses his power of speech and only his friend Connor is able to reach him and uncover the truth about what really happened.

Silent to the Bone

A lonely girl discovers a magical world and a new friend when she meets a young witch on Halloween.

Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth

Now in a digest-sized paperback, DiCamillo's beloved Newbery Honor book is the story of 10-year-old India Opal Buloni, who describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog, Winn-Dixie.

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

(george)

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Secret Garden Includes Charm

The Dragon In The Ghetto Caper

FATHER'S ARCANE DAUGHTER

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (Grades 4-8)

Literature Guide

Max's mother remarries and, off for a honeymoon cruise, sends Max to stay with his father, who owns a camel and travels around in a trailer, and Max learns something new about people and first-class living.

Journey to an 800 Number

Los archivos secretos de la Sra. Basil E. Frankweiler

From her Newbery acceptance speech in 1968 to her 1992 Ann Carol Moore lecture, Elaine Konigsburg, author of From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler and other well-known books, has selected from among her speeches those she thinks best show changes and trends she has seen in books and book publishing. Full-color art reproductions.

A Children's Book Author Speaks to Grown-ups

Talktalk

A ten-year-old orphan comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors where she discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.

The Secret Garden

Spending the summer in Florida with her stepfather's sister who operates a "meals-on-wheels" van, twelve-year-old Chloèe and her aunt become involved in a controversy surrounding the wearing of T-back bathing suits.

T-backs, T-shirts, COAT, and Suit

Four students, with their own individual stories, develop a special bond and attract the attention of their teacher, a paraplegic, who chooses them to represent their sixth-grade class in the Academic Bowl competition.

The View from Saturday

The many sights of New York provide daily distractions for Amy Elizabeth and Grandma as they attempt to find the time to go see Bloomingdale's.

Amy Elizabeth Explores Bloomingdale's

Anne Troy

Michelle Jensen

Having run away with her younger brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia strives to keep things in order in their new home and to become a changed person and a heroine to herself.

Kits for Kids

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Book Group Kit

Five short stories in which young people gain a sense of self.

E. L. Konigsburg

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