![]() When the third of her three children started kindergarten, she began to write. For several years she taught science at a private girls’ school. Konigsburg did graduate work in organic chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh. ![]() In 2000 she wrote Silent to the Bone, which was named a New York Times Notable Book and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, among many other honors.Īfter completing her degree at Carnegie Mellon University, Ms. She has also written and illustrated three picture books: Samuel Todd’s Book of Great Colors, Samuel Todd’s Book of Great Inventions, and Amy Elizabeth Explores Bloomingdale’s. Almost thirty years later she won the Newbery Medal once again for The View From Saturday. ![]() ![]() Frankweiler won the Newbery Medal and Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth was named a Newbery Honor Book. Konigsburg is the only author to have won the Newbery Medal and be runner-up in the same year. ![]()
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