Children's Author E.L. Konigsburg Dies ("Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler")

[Hissyspit]

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57580658/childrens-author-e.l-konigsburg-dies-in-virginia

Children's author E.L. Konigsburg dies in Virginia
April 21, 2013

FALLS CHURCH, Va. E.L. Konigsburg, an author who twice won one of the top honors for children's literature, has died. She was 83.

Her son Paul Konigsburg says the longtime Florida resident died Friday at a hospital in Falls Church, Va., where she'd been living for the past few years with another son. She had suffered a stroke a week before she died.

She won the John Newbery Medal in 1997 for her book "The View from Saturday" and in 1968 for "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler."

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Ingrid Bergman starred as Mrs. Frankweiler in a 1973 film adaptation of Konigsburg's book called "The Hideaways."

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[beac]

1. I LOVED "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" when I was a kid

and had forgotten all about it until today. Will have to see if it's still in print for some young friends who might enjoy it too. (ETA: It is!! : http://www.amazon.com/Mixed-Up-Files-Mrs-Basil-Frankweiler/dp/0689711816)

RIP Ms. Konigsburg.

And thank for the OP and the memories, Hissyspit.

[Hissyspit]

6. Me, too. I read it twice. "The Hideaways," with Ingrid Bergman, is the film version

and is now available on Warner Archives DVD.

I only found out about the movie when I was an adult and have still never seen it!

[beac]

7. I only heard about the lovies in this thread. Putting it on my "must watch" list.

[surrealAmerican]

2. A very accomplished children's author.

She will be missed.

[KaryninMiami]

3. Wow- just got chills- loved that book.

Cannot recall when I read it but I remember that I just loved reading it. If it was when it came out then I guess I was 9 or so.

[CBHagman]

4. A librarian I know recommends "A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver" as well.

It's a very readable and entertaining book about Eleanor of Aquitaine.

[url]http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/proud-taste-scarlet-and-miniver[/url]

[Wheezy]

5. RIP, amazing writer.

[Arugula Latte]

8. I loved that book. Read it several times as kid.

RIP to the author.