| The Mysterious Edge of the Heroic World Contributor(s): Konigsburg, E. L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416949720 ISBN-13: 9781416949725 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2007 Annotation: A two-time Newbery Medalist spins a tale of art, discovery, friendship, history, and truth, in this novel about two boys who find themselves caught up in a story that links a sketch, a young boys life, an old mans reminiscence, and a painful secret dating back to Nazi Germany. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Art - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Holocaust |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 910 |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 5.84" W x 8.36" (0.91 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Florida - Topical - Friendship - Topical - Holocaust - Catalog Heading - Language Arts - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 117773 Reading Level: 5.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: ninety percent of who you are is invisible. Amedeo Kaplan seems just like any other new kid who has moved into the town of St. Malo, Florida, a navy town where new faces are the norm. But Amedeo has a secret, a dream: More than anything in the world, he wants to discover something -- a place, a process, even a fossil -- some treasure that no one realizes is there until he finds it. And he would also like to discover a true friend to share these things with. William Wilcox seems like an unlikely candidate for friendship: an aloof boy who is all edges and who owns silence the way other people own words. When Amedeo and William find themselves working together on a house sale for Amedeo's eccentric neighbor, Mrs. Zender, Amedeo has an inkling that both his wishes may come true. For Mrs. Zender's mansion is crammed with memorabilia of her long life, and there is a story to go with every piece. Soon the boys find themselves caught up in one particular story -- a story that links a sketch, a young boy's life, an old man's reminiscence, and a painful secret dating back to the outrages of Nazi Germany. It's a story that will take them to the edge of what they know about heroism and the mystery of the human heart. Two-time Newbery winner E. L. Konigsburg spins a magnificent tale of art, discovery, friendship, history, and truth. |
Contributor Bio(s): Konigsburg, E. L.: - E.L. Konigsburg is the only author to have won the Newbery Medal and a Newbery Honor 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. Among her other acclaimed books are Silent to the Bone, The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place, and The Mysterious Edge of the Heroic World. |