The View from Saturday

E.L. Konigsburg

Meet the Souls

• Noah, who quite by accident was best man at the wedding of Ethan's grandmother and Nadia's grandfather
• Nadia, a hybrid with a halo of red hair, a dog that's a genius, and a fondness for baby turtles
• Ethan, the silent second son of one of Epiphany's oldest families, who discovers he likes haloes
• Julian, the strangest person on the school bus, who starts everything by inviting the others to a tea party

How did Mrs. Olinski, returning to teaching ten years after being paralyzed in an automobile accident, choose these four to be her sixth-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 rich and rewarding journey that answers these questions and raises many more.

1997 Newbery Honor Books:

A Girl Named Disaster (Nancy Farmer)

Moorchild (Eloise McGraw)

The Thief (Megan Whalen Turner)

Belle Prater's Boy (Ruth White)

Last updated: December 2003