The British accent was Vivian Shawcurt, the baby-sitter. I found the dialogue to be a little jarring too, how no one really seemed to speak or act their age. This was not the Branwell I knew, and yet, strangely, it was. 1. Connor convinces Branwell to come to terms with his role in the events and stop Vivian from harming another child. Pajiba reviews are short, irreverent, and focus on the reviewer's personal interpretation. Basil E. Frankweiler won the Newbery Medal and Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth was named a Newbery Honor Book.Almost thirty years later she won the Newbery Medal once again for The View from Saturday. The author inlays the story with tantalizing facts and peoples it with her hallmark idiosyncratic characters and joins every element seamlessly," said PW's Best Books citation. document.write("