From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by Konigsburg, E. L.

A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) Run away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with E. L. Konigsburg's beloved classic and Newbery Medal--winning novel 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 be was a miser and would have money. Claudia was a good organizer and Jamie bad 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 bad 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.Author: E. L. KonigsburgPublisher: Atheneum Books for Young ReadersPublished: 10/01/2002Pages: 208Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 6.90h x 4.10w x 0.60dISBN: 9780689853548Age Range: 9-12Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 4.7Point Value: 5Interest Level: Middle GradeQuiz #/Name: 29 / From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler