The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place, E. L. Konigsburg
The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place, E. L. Konigsburg
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The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place

Author: E. L. Konigsburg

Narrator: Molly Ringwald

Unabridged: 5 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/03/2004

Synopsis

E. L. Konigsburg revisits the town of Epiphany to tell the story of Margaret Rose Kane, Connor's older half-sister. It's about the summer when Margaret Rose turned twelve--the same year that Cabbage Patch dolls were popular, that Sally Ride became the first woman to go into space, that El Niño turned the world upside-down. Margaret Rose begins her summer with a miserable experience at camp; from which she's rescued by her beloved, eccentric uncles. Little does she know that her uncles, in turn, need rescuing themselves--from a tyrannical city council determined to tear down her uncles' life work--three spectacularly beautiful towers that her uncles have been building since before Margaret was a baby.

THE OUTCASTS OF 19 SCHUYLER PLACE is a rousing audiobook about intelligence, art, and the fierce preservation of individuality.

About The Author

E. L. KONIGSBURG received the Newbery Medal for From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, and the same year had a Newbery Honor Book, Jennifer, Hecate, William McKinley and Me, Elizabeth. In 1996, she received the Newbery again for The View from Saturday. She has since written a number of very successful books, including, most recently, Silent to the Bone, a NYT bestseller, and ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and an ALA Notable Book. She has spoken to groups all over the nation, has had her books translated into many languages (including Japanese), and is one of the most important, beloved figures in the world of children's books today. She lives in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Robert

E. L. Konigsburg, The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place (Atheneum, 2004) What do you do when you're faced with the destruction of a local landmark? What do you do if that local landmark was built by your relatives? It's an interesting question, though on the surface one has to figure it's going to be pre......more

Goodreads review by Clarice

this book would probably be good for someone else... i got it a few years ago and never got to finish it. i am giving it 2 stars because it makes a good pillow.......more

Goodreads review by Banzai

The author of the beloved "Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" has written another treasure. This one is the coziest little protest to gentrification you ever did read. Set in an older neighborhood in anytown, USA, two crumudgeonly Hungarian brothers, their incorrigible grandaughter, an Ita......more

Goodreads review by Darla

Margaret Rose is a character you will enjoy getting to know. From her cringe-worthy summer camp experience to her efforts to save the towers built by her great uncles there are surprises around every corner. Some of my favorite passages were the conversations the uncles had. Hilarious! Molly Ringwal......more

Goodreads review by Ebster

I'm reading this story now, on page 105. My favorite part so far is her strong sense of "self"; her identity, family and heritage, determines how she thinks of herself and how she sees the world instead of how others perceive her. Very meaningful and it gives her the potential to be a very powerful c......more

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