The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg

Nadia Diamondstein describes working to conserve sea turtles and meeting Ethan, also at Century Village. Noah Gershom recounts learning calligraphy and being best man for his grandfather's friend at his wedding in Century Village in Florida. They stick out their limbs to show that she can stand up for herself.īetween chapters that feature the progress of the competition, each of the four students narrates one chapter related both to the development of The Souls and to a question in the state championship final.

Olinski stands up for herself when Hamilton and his follower Jared Lord harass the class. Later The Souls stick out their arms and legs when Mrs. A child named Hamilton Knapp makes fun of her and makes life harder for her. The children help their teacher live a happier life after her win. They defeat the other sixth-grade teams, then the seventh- and eighth-grade champions at Epiphany, and so on until they become New York state middle school champions. She chooses four of her sixth-grade students (Ethan, Noah, Nadia, and Julian), who form a group they call 'The souls', to represent her class in the Academic Bowl competition. Middle school teacher Eva Marie Olinski returns to teaching after an accident left her paraplegic. 'uperb writing and characters make for a great story, but complexities of plot and style may leave some readers frustrated or bored.' Summary Present publisher Simon & Schuster labels the book for ages 8–12, grades 4-6, īut the parental guide Common Sense Media capsule is 'Brilliant but complex novel for older kids'. The View from Saturday is not mystery fiction but it is a puzzle or three.

And I had hoped that readers would feel very satisfied with themselves when they had it all worked out. I thought that they would enjoy having the second character interact with the first character, with each story moving the general story along. I thought children would enjoy meeting one character, and then two characters, and that they would enjoy seeing parts of the story repeated but in a different way. In the first person, four students and quiz teammates narrate one chapter each, 'deftly prefaced by a question tailor-made for introducing the respective team members'. Narrative mode alternates between first-person limited and third-person omniscient. It won the 1997 Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature, the author's second Medal.

Konigsburg, published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers in 1996. The View from Saturday is a children's novel by E.

The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg