false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1190665961m/620998.jpg 620998 5 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. <P>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. <P>Two-time Newbery winner E. L. Konigsburg spins a magnificent tale of art,discovery, friendship, history, and truth. 607371 25 9 2007 The Mysterious Edge of the Heroic World total:337|5:30|4:109|3:128|2:54|1:16| 337 1094 504 107 2 6 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 26 16:56:57 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 26 17:00:33 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 06 15:45:38 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 18 15:39:41 -0700 2007 The View From Saturday. But at least, with those books, my objec...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 20:54:10 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 20:16:58 -0800 2009
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The art mystery here is intriguing (and much better than that from Chasing Vermeer), and Konigsburg does a wonderful job b...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 11:45:17 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 13:17:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 15:40:50 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 15:40:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Nov 15 11:24:09 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 11:35:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Feb 23 16:02:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 12:49:49 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 16:02:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 09:36:11 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 21:04:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=620998