E.L. Konigsburg's writing is funny, perceptive, and, most of all, real. In these four short stories, she deftly captures four people who must cope with difficult situations-- and in doing so, learn something that changes their lives.
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"A marvelous collection, full of wry humor."
-- "School Library Journal," starred review
"A marvelous collection, full of wry humor." -- "School Library Journal," starred review
"A marvelous collection, full of wry humor." -- School Library Journal, starred review
"With E. L. Konigsburg doing the writing, you know the stories will be good." -- Publishers Weekly
E.L. Konigsburg E.L. Konigsburg was born in New York City but did most of her growing up in small towns in Pennsylvania. She graduated from Carnegie-Mellon University as a chemist, and has done both research and teaching in that field. After the youngest of her three children entered school, she began writing. Her books are Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth, a Newbery Honor book; From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, the Newbery Award winner in 1968 and later a William Allen White Award winner; About the B'nai Bagels; (George); Altogether, One at a Time. A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver; The Dragon in the Ghetto Caper; The Second Mrs. Giaconda; Father's Arcane Daughter; Throwing Shadows; and Journey to an 800 Number.
She and her family now live in Jacksonville, Florida, where she enjoys painting, gardening, and walking on the beach-the latter two only in fine weather.
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