| The Mysterious Edge of the Heroic World Reprint Edition Contributor(s): Konigsburg, E. L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416953531 ISBN-13: 9781416953531 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2009 Annotation: Witty, articulate, and filled with unforgettable characters, the latest novel from the two-time Newbery Medalist is a magnificent tale of of art, discovery, friendship, and truth. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Art - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Holocaust - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007299434 |
| Lexile Measure: 910 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.16" W x 7.6" (0.38 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Holocaust - Topical - Friendship - 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: Discoveries Amedeo Kaplan dreams of discovering something -- some treasure no one realizes is there until he finds it. And he would like to discover a true friend to share this with. Improbably, he finds the friend in aloof, edgy William Wilcox. And even more improbably, he finds his treasure among the memorabilia in the house of his eccentric neighbor, Mrs. Zender. But Amedeo and William find more than treasure -- they find 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. And they discover unexpected truths about art, friendship, history, heroism, and the mysteries of the human heart. |
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. |