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E.L. Konigsburg

E.L. Konigsburg is the only author to have won the Newbery Medal and be runner-up in the same year. In 1968, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler won the Newbery Medal and Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth was named a Newbery Honor Book. Almost thirty years later she won the Newbery Medal once again for The View From Saturday. She has also written and illustrated three picture books: Samuel Todd’s Book of Great Colors, Samuel Todd’s Book of Great Inventions, and Amy Elizabeth Explores Bloomingdale’s. In 2000 she wrote Silent to the Bone, which was named a New York Times Notable Book and an ALA Best Book... Read full bio

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Kirkus Reviews, May 17, 2013
...this year that seems to have held more than its fair share of passages—we’ve only just celebrated E.L. Konigsburg’s and Fredrick McKissack’s lives—Liesel Moak Skorpen isn’t likely to stand out. She was active for about a 10-year period from...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 7, 2013
...Frankweiler" and "The View From Saturday." Konigsburg, better known to millions of young readers by the name E.L. Konigsburg, died April 19 in Falls Church, Va., after suffering a stroke. She was 83. In 1968, Konigsburg made children's literature...
TheStar.com.my, May 4, 2013
...ANOTHER great writer is lost to us. E.L. Konigsburg died on April 19, aged 83, from complications arising from a stroke. She was the author of 21 books and won the Newbery Medal and a Newbery Honour...
Onion AV Club, May 3, 2013
...you read books by and about women, or not?  If I had to guess, I'd say ... nope. * Sad news: E.L. Konigsburg died. From the Mixed-up Files... has been my #1 chapter book for decades now. Read it again—it totally holds up! * Is Obama really...
Kirkus Reviews, May 3, 2013
...Beloved children’s writer Elaine Lobl (E.L.) Konigsburg died on April 19 after suffering a stroke. She was an author and illustrator of children's books and young adult fiction. She is one of five authors...
Detroit News, April 30, 2013
...Basil E. Frankweiler" and "The View From Saturday." Konigsburg, better known to millions of young readers as E.L. Konigsburg, died April 19 in Falls Church, Va., after suffering a stroke. She was 83. In "Author Talk," a book edited by Leonard Marcus,...
Tulsa World, April 29, 2013
...E.L. Konigsburg's death last week had me thinking about the many reasons why I love her. The noted children's author died recently at age 83 after a stroke...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 7, 2013
...Frankweiler" and "The View From Saturday." Konigsburg, better known to millions of young readers by the name E.L. Konigsburg, died April 19 in Falls Church, Va., after suffering a stroke. She was 83. In 1968, Konigsburg made children's literature...
TheStar.com.my, May 4, 2013
...ANOTHER great writer is lost to us. E.L. Konigsburg died on April 19, aged 83, from complications arising from a stroke. She was the author of 21 books and won the Newbery Medal and a Newbery Honour...
Onion AV Club, May 3, 2013
...you read books by and about women, or not?  If I had to guess, I'd say ... nope. * Sad news: E.L. Konigsburg died. From the Mixed-up Files... has been my #1 chapter book for decades now. Read it again—it totally holds up! * Is Obama really...
Kirkus Reviews, May 3, 2013
...Beloved children’s writer Elaine Lobl (E.L.) Konigsburg died on April 19 after suffering a stroke. She was an author and illustrator of children's books and young adult fiction. She is one of five authors...
Laurel Hill Connection, April 30, 2013
...very talented." Keeping in the spirit of writing, Kuehnel also took a moment to pay tribute to E.L. Konigsburg, the Newbery Medal-winning children’s author. Konigsburg won the Newbery Medal in 1967 with "From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E....
Reston Connection, April 30, 2013
...very talented." Keeping in the spirit of writing, Kuehnel also took a moment to pay tribute to E.L. Konigsburg, the Newbery Medal-winning children’s author. Konigsburg won the Newbery Medal in 1967 with "From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E....
Arlington Connection, April 30, 2013
...very talented." Keeping in the spirit of writing, Kuehnel also took a moment to pay tribute to E.L. Konigsburg, the Newbery Medal-winning children’s author. Konigsburg won the Newbery Medal in 1967 with "From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E....