Up from Jericho Tel [Turtleback]

E. L. Konigsburg (Author)

Product Details

• Turtleback
• Publisher: Demco Media (April 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0606158758
• ISBN-13: 978-0606158756
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

More About the Author

E. L. Konigsburg is the only author to have won the Newbery Medal and be runner-up in the same year. In 1968 From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler won the Newbery Medal and Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth was named Newbery Honor Book. Almost thirty years later she won the Newbery Medal once again for The View From Saturday. 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. 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.

After completing her degree at Carnegie Mellon University, Ms. Konigsburg did graduate work in organic chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh. For several years she taught science at a private girls' school. When the third of her three children started kindergarten, she began to write. She now lives on the beach in North Florida.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!, September 1, 2004

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Rosy "rose" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Up From Jericho Tel (Paperback)

I always feel that the characters are real--Jeanmarie, Malcolm and Tallulah!! What a wonderful story. So sweet. Witty. Provoking. I really love it.

Whether you're a girl or a boy ( or a future scientist or future actress), you would do very well to treat yourself to this book. HIGHLY recommended.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quotable quotations at the beginning of every chapter, June 14, 2003

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Lemas Mitchell "Libertarian/ Empiricist" (Hunan Changsha) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Up From Jericho Tel (Paperback)

I read this book years ago, and still find that its quotable quotations have come up in many relevant situations. The full wit of these quotations only came up years later.

In fact, they are the single best reason for picking up this book.

Examples below:

"Good explanations are like bathing suits: Meant to reveal everytying by covering only what's necessary."

"Never have a long conversation with anyone who says 'between you and I.'"

"The light bulb and the telephone were invented by men who knew how to make them work without knowing why. I believe that's the way people should raise children."

"Exercise is good for the heart, the lungs, and the unemployed."

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars amazing book for kids and adults, January 27, 2009

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G. A. (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Up From Jericho Tel (Paperback)

I absolutely ADORED this book the first time I read it, in elementary school, and have come back to it again and again. It gets better every time I think. Part who-done-it, part showbiz tell all, it's completely enjoyable and a great read. Highly recommended.