From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankenweiler By E.L. Konigsburg
Posted by Grant Hayslip at 5:07 PM
Title: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Author: E.L. Konigsburg
ISBN: 9781416949756
Awards: Newbury Medal 1968
Summary: Young Claudia, almost 12, fed up with her parents and her life, decides to run away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Her younger brother, Jamie, is notorious for saving all of his allowance money and never spending it; a major reason why Claudia persuades her younger brother to join her in her flight from home.Living in the museum, Claudia and Jamie hide in the bathroom at night and follow groups of field-trippers around the premises during the day. The newest exhibit, a mysterious statue supposedly created by the famous Michelangelo, enthralls the museum’s patrons as well as Claudia and Jamie. Eventually tracking down the former owner of the statue, a Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, Claudia and her brother race against the clock to find the missing information regarding the mysterious statue. A classic in the world of children’s mystery novels and winner of the Newbury Medal, From the Mixed-up Files is an enthralling adventure for young teens and tweens.
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