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Author:	E. L. Konigsburg	Format:	Paperback
Publisher:	Yearling Books	ISBN-10:	0440431808
Edition Description:	Reissue	ISBN-13:	9780440431800
Publication Year:	1993	Subject:	Classics
Age Level:	--	Topic:	--
Language:	English	Special Attributes:	--
Condition:	Good

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Having run away with her younger brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia strives to keep things in order in their new home and to become a changed person and a heroine to herself. Part adventure story, part mystery, FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER tells of a sister and brother's amazing sojourn in New York City. Fed up with life in suburban Connecticut, and wanting an adventure that will make her more appreciated by her family and "different" to herself, 12-year-old Claudia Kincaid decides to run away from home. She asks her younger brother, Jamie, to come with her, not only for his company, but also for the fact that he has managed to save a lot of money, which she will need to bankroll her trip. Practical beyond belief, Claudia plans to eventually return home, but in the meantime, she has found an amazing place for them to stay--The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Claudia and Jamie become fascinated by the Museum's latest acquisition, a statue that might have been sculpted by Michelangelo. Determined to prove once and for all that the Renaissance artist created the statue, Claudia and Jamie reach out to the its previous owner, an eccentric widow named Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Mrs. Frankweiler claims to know the identity of the artist--but will she share what she knows with Claudia and Jamie? Illustrated with B&W drawings, FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER won the 1968 Newbery Medal.
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Height:	8.0 in.
Width:	5.5 in.
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Claudia and Jamie run away from home and wind up living at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. There they are privy to the introduction of a new statue and immediately are suspicious of its authenticity. 1968 Newbery Medal; Library of Congress Children's Book of the Year; ALA Notable Children's Book. When Claudia decided to run away, she planned very carefully She would be gone just long enough to teach her parents a lesson in Claudia appreciation. And she would live in comfort-at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She invited her brother Jamie to go, too, mostly because he was a miser and would have moneyThe two took up residence in the museum right on schedule. But once the fun of settling in was over, Claudia had two unexpected problems: She felt just the same, and she wanted to feel different; and she found a statue at the museum so beautiful she could not go home until she had discovered its maker, a question that baffled even the experts. The former owner of the statue was Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler And without her help Claudia might never have found a way to go home.
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"This novel has all [readers] hope for in a book: humor, suspense, intrigue, and their problems acknowledged seriously but not somberly." Zvirin "Fresh and crisply written with uncommonly real and likable characters." Zvirin

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Product Category : Books
ISBN : 0440431808
Title : From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Authors : E. L. Konigsburg
Binding : Paperback
Publisher : Yearling
Publication Date : 1977-11-01
Pages : 176
List Price (MSRP) : 4.99
Height : 0.5000 inches
Width : 5.1000 inches
Length : 7.4000 inches
Weight : 0.2000 pounds
Keywords : Ages 9-12, General, Konigsburg, E.L., Classics
Condition : Good
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