Books by E L Konigsburg
“This is an American book that I read as a young child, and it’s a classic in America. It’s a phenomenal book, and one of the cleverest mystery stories I’ve ever read.” Read more...
The best books on Kid Detectives
Robin Stevens, Children's Author
Interviews where books by E L Konigsburg were recommended
Classic Children’s Books
From the lessons in logic embedded in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to the lore that J.R.R. Tolkien tried to create in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, there is more to many iconic books than a good story for kids. Here’s our roundup of some of the children’s classics that have been recommended on Five Books over the years.
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From The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler
by E L Konigsburg -
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Harry Potter: the Complete Series
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The London Eye Mystery
by Siobhan Dowd -
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The Sinclair Mysteries: A Clockwork Sparrow (Book 1)
by Katherine Woodfine -
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Lockwood and Co: The Screaming Staircase (Book 1)
by Jonathan Stroud
The best books on Kid Detectives, recommended by Robin Stevens
The best books on Kid Detectives, recommended by Robin Stevens
Do you love to solve a mystery? Do the twists and turns in the plot of a classic whodunit thrill you? Robin Stevens, award-winning author of the bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series, talks us through her favourite kid detectives and the murderously good books from which they come to life.
