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The Mysterious Edge of the Heroic World Audiobook
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"ninety percent of who you are is invisible."
Amedeo Kaplan seems just like any other new kid who has moved into the town of St. Malo, Florida, a navy town where new faces are the norm. But Amedeo has a secret, a dream: More than anything in the world, he wants to discover something -- a place, a process, even a fossil -- some treasure that no one realizes is there until he finds it. And he would also like to discover a true friend to share these things with.
William Wilcox seems like an unlikely candidate for friendship: an aloof boy who is all edges and who owns silence the way other people own words. When Amedeo and William find themselves working together on a house sale for Amedeo's eccentric neighbor, Mrs. Zender, Amedeo has an inkling that both his wishes may come true. For Mrs. Zender's mansion is crammed with memorabilia of her long life, and there is a story to go with every piece. Soon the boys find themselves caught up in one particular story -- a story that links a sketch, a young boy's life, an old man's reminiscence, and a painful secret dating back to the outrages of Nazi Germany. It's a story that will take them to the edge of what they know about heroism and the mystery of the human heart.
Two-time Newbery winner E. L. Konigsburg spins a magnificent tale of art, discovery, friendship, history, and truth.
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"good in a classic konigsburg sort of way. these characters are familiar and now need to re-read the prequel to keep up with them. horray for loveable but grumpy old characters. also want to re-read a view from saturday after returning from florida."
— Caitlinleah (4 out of 5 stars)
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“A enthralling tale.”
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“This humorous, poignant, tragic, and mysterious story has intertwining plots that peel away like the layers of an onion.”
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“Edward Herrmann is an unobtrusive narrator. He lets Konigsburgs distinctive characters share their story.”
— AudioFile
The Mysterious Edge of the Heroic World Listener Reviews
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" Hm. I am normally a huge fan of E.L. Konigsburg but frankly, I'm mystified by this book. First of all, I do not think it should have been labeled or sold as a Children's or Juvenile book. It seems much more Young Adult. I work extensively with young kids, and I don't know any, never mind two, that act like the sixth graders in this book. I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it. I'm just mystified by the whole thing, and I hate that feeling. "
— Reba, 2/8/2014 -
" I think if this book had been by someone else, I would have been more impressed. But it reminded me too much of the author's incomparable From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Same idea of a cranky, eccentric, cool old lady with a lot of stuff who sets up an art-related mystery for two children to solve on their own. But here the main character is an exile from NY to Florida instead of a suburban runaway to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Sorry, just doesn't match up. "
— Ariel, 1/12/2014 -
" um- REALLY not good. a pale imitation of mixed up files but cold and aloof. "
— Abigail, 1/6/2014 -
" listening to, actually. love this author - a sophisticated kids author who never talks down to kids. "
— Victoria, 12/31/2013 -
" I remember loving a book by this author and wanted to find more good ones. THis didn't pull me in. I got bored after a couple of chapters and quit. "
— Sarahjane, 12/16/2013 -
" Love E.L. Konigsburg. Another book that tells the story of very self-reliant children who solve a decades-old art history mystery. "
— patience, 12/15/2013 -
" Big characters, very small plot. "
— Linnae, 12/2/2013 -
" another great book by an awesome author! "
— Nova, 12/1/2013 -
" I want to make this into a film. I can see the shots in my head. Love this book. Love it. "
— Julie, 7/2/2013 -
" I hope it will be great like the rest of E.L. konigsburgs works "
— Jacob, 6/28/2013 -
" this book was OK. it was really interesting at first but then it got really boring and i almost stopped. but i finished it and it was pretty good "
— Nessie, 2/20/2013 -
" Again, a kind-of-mystery that will keep you reading. "
— Leah, 12/17/2012 -
" Quirky, different, deep. "
— Trisha, 10/29/2012 -
" Great characters. Very interesting and engaging. Apparently these characters are also in another of her books...my new mission; to read everything Konigsburg has written. Why stop at the medal winners? "
— Jena, 7/10/2012 -
" I hope it will be great like the rest of E.L. konigsburgs works "
— Jacob, 11/29/2010 -
" A curious misfire from the usually reliable Mrs. Konigsburg: unevenly structured, overwritten, full of quirks that ultimately signify nothing, and covered with a strange hermetic feeling. "
— Tyler, 10/2/2010 -
" I remember loving a book by this author and wanted to find more good ones. THis didn't pull me in. I got bored after a couple of chapters and quit. "
— Sarahjane, 9/27/2010 -
" Why do I know so little about Hitler & WW2? This book was fun. "
— Emily, 8/26/2010
About E. L. Konigsburg
E. L. Konigsburg is the only author to have won the Newbery Medal and be runner-up in the same year. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler won the Newbery Medal in 1968; in the same year, Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth was named a Newbery Honor Book. Almost thirty years later, she won another Newbery Medal 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 Bloomingdales. She wrote Silent to the Bone in 2000, which was named a New York Times Notable Book and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, Konigsburg lives in north Florida.
About Edward Herrmann
Edward Herrmann (1943–2014) was one of America’s top audiobook narrators. He won multiple Audie Awards and twenty-two Earphones Awards, and his narration of the King James version of the Bible remains a benchmark in the industry.