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The View From Saturday
By E.L. Konigsburg
An award-winning story about the importance of friendship.
Mrs Olinski never knew how she picked her Academic Bowls team – she just knew that they were brighter than even the older children. Despite their differences the four children become good friends. Each in turn tells the story of their arrival at the tea table where they meet every Saturday. Noah tells how he was (the accidental) best-man at the wedding of Ethan's grandmother and Nadia's grandfather; Nadia explains how she saved a nest of baby turtles; Ethan recounts how he could not let Julian face disaster alone. And Julian? He valued something important in himself and saw it in the other three: kindness and the ability to enjoy the journey as much as the destination.
- "The View from Saturday" won the Newbery Medal in 1997.
About the author
E. L. Konigsburg made a remarkable debut in children's books by winning the prestigious Newbery Medal for her book, "From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler". She is also the author of "Silent to the Bone" and "The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place". She lives in Florida, USA.
Review
"A beautifully paced story full of gentle humour and not a little empathy for the different in this world." Magpies Magazine
Awards
1997: Newbery Medal
Winner
ISBN:
9780744570830
Imprint:
Walker Books
Distributor:
TL Distribution in Australia & Macmillan Publishers in New Zealand
Binding:
Paperback
Release Date:
October 1, 2006
Dimensions:
120 x 190mm, 192pp
Stock Status:
Backlist title
Australian RRP:
$14.95
New Zealand RRP:
$16.99
Stock Level:
In Stock