Author E.L. Konigsburg made Newbery history in 1968 when her book From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler won the Newbery, and her first book Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth was runner up. In 1996 she won the Newbery again, this time for The View from Saturday. The View from Saturday tells the story of five unlikely friends–four sixth graders and their teacher Mrs. Olinski. The structure of the...
