I just love that E.L. Konigsburg won the Newbery Medal for two books, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler in 1968, and A View From Saturday in 1997, 29 years later. In between, she wrote many other books, full of unusual characters and almost unbelievable links between them. I reread this book recently, as it is part of the Global Reading Challenge list from our King County Library System children's librarians.
Four students, previously unconnected, find themselves as part of an Academic Bowl team coached by a teacher who recently returned to the classroom after a car accident that left her a widow and in a wheelchair. Each chapter is told by a different character, with the story tied together by coincidences, connections, friendship, and the team's loyalty to their teacher. They are an unlikely team, yet they become friends and complement each other. Each thread of their individual stories is woven together into the fabric of the complete book, as E.L. Konigsburg does so well.
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