2017 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the beloved classic
From the Mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.
Claudia knew that she could never pull off the old-fashioned kind of running away....She didn't like discomfort....Therefore, she decided that her leaving home would not be just running from somewhere but would be running to somewhere. To a large place, a comfortable place, an indoor place, and preferably a beautiful place. And that's why she decided upon the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
-- from From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 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 go in comfort -- she would live at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She saved her money, and she invited her brother Jamie to go, mostly because he was a miser and would have money.
Claudia was a good organizer and Jamie had some ideas too; so the two took up residence at 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 discovered its maker, a question that baffled the experts, too.
The former owner of the statue was Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Without her -- well, without her, Claudia might never have found a way to go home.
For many years E. L. Konigsburg's story has entranced readers of all ages. This special anniversary edition contains a new afterword from the author, along with a few extra surprises to delight readers old and new.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 11/01/2002
ISBN: 9780689853227
Pages: 162
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.82h x 5.54w x 0.73d
Award: Newbery Medal - Winner
Review Citations: PW Notes and Reprints 11/11/2002 pg. 66
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2002 pg. 83 - Superior,Well Above Average
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2003 pg. 83 - Superior,Well Above Average
Publishers Weekly 11/11/2002
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 29 / From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Reading Level: 4.7 /
Interest Level: Middle Grade /
Point Value: 5