Monday, March 12, 2012

CB #5: The View from Saturday- Newberry

Author:  E.L.  Konigsburg
Illustrator:  N/A
Genre:  Juvenile Fiction
Subgenre:  School & Education
Themes:  family and friendship
Primary Characters:  Noah, Nadia, Ethan
Secondary Characters:  Julian, and Mrs. Olinski
Awards:  Newberry
Date of Publication: 1999
Publishing Company:  Simon & Schuster
Here comes the curious Noah, Nadia, Ethan, and Julian wondering so many questions!  How did Mrs. Olinski, returning to teaching ten years after being paralyzed in an car accident, choose these four to be her 6th grade Academic Bowl team? And how did this unlikely foursome become even unlikelier champions, in far more than just the state middle school competition? "The View From Saturday" is a rewarding novel that answers these questions and raises many more.

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