From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
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- Author：E.L. Konigsburg
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Summary
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。
Reviews
Kay
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book is composed from the point of view of Mrs。 Basil， it’s essentially her writing a letter to her friend/lawyer。 It is the story about two children who runaway from home and live in the Metropolitan Museum of art in New York。 While at the museum they discover an angel sculpture by Michelangelo and hunt her down to try and solve the mystery of if he truly made it。 While we don’t get to meet the narrator until the very end of the book， it has a pleasant reveal as to why she keeps secrets an This book is composed from the point of view of Mrs。 Basil， it’s essentially her writing a letter to her friend/lawyer。 It is the story about two children who runaway from home and live in the Metropolitan Museum of art in New York。 While at the museum they discover an angel sculpture by Michelangelo and hunt her down to try and solve the mystery of if he truly made it。 While we don’t get to meet the narrator until the very end of the book， it has a pleasant reveal as to why she keeps secrets and how she does so in order to entertain herself because she is quite wealthy and bored。 It turns out she has a sketch that can prove Michelangelo indeed made the piece but keeps it to herself because it’s not for the world to know until she passes。 When the two kids arrive at her door step she informs them that because they’ve been missing for a week， the police are looking for them and that their parents are deeply worried。 It ends with the reveal that her lawyer is apparently the grandfather of the children， and that this is a secret they’re going to keep from them as they finally return home。—The original copyright for this book is 1967， and I read the version from 1998。 I never truly felt like this book took place in the past， except for when it pointed out the prices of things。 I like reading books that are from this time because they have a unique way of describing scenes and talking。 The book has been praised for its unique way of characterizing children and having them survive living in a museum for a week。 I must say I’m surprised that it’s never become more than a book。 I thought it was cute how they took money from a wishing fountain。The book ends with a unique spin on how secrets keep life interesting， as well as a good point about how when you travel you should take a piece of it with you to remember， not just to take photos to show your friends。 。。。more
Mike Clay
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Winner of the 1968 Newberry award。 Author is one of six to win two Newberry awards in her lifetime。 She earned a Chemistry degree from Carnegie-Mellon， and did two years of graduate work before quitting and following her husband to his job in Florida。 Written when her children were 9-13 years old。There are two principal characters， Claudia and her younger brother Jamie。 Claudia decides to run away due to boredom and have an adventure。 She chose the Metropolitan Museum of Art， saves her money， in Winner of the 1968 Newberry award。 Author is one of six to win two Newberry awards in her lifetime。 She earned a Chemistry degree from Carnegie-Mellon， and did two years of graduate work before quitting and following her husband to his job in Florida。 Written when her children were 9-13 years old。There are two principal characters， Claudia and her younger brother Jamie。 Claudia decides to run away due to boredom and have an adventure。 She chose the Metropolitan Museum of Art， saves her money， invites Jamie to come along （as he has a stash of cash） and organizes everything down to which buses to take and how to stay hidden。 Their lives change when they encounter a statue at the museum which sparks their curiosity。 The title takes its name from files related to the statue which lead them eventually back to their home。 The independence of the children and their capability in knowing what they each wanted out of the adventure will inspire young readers。 The playful nature of their adventures will also be of interest。 Claudia learned more about herself and happiness: "Happiness is excitement that has found a settling down place， but there is always a little corner that keeps flapping around。" With this book， children will find some excitement， but the little corners of their imagination will keep flapping around。。。。 。。。more
Rebecca
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What a wonderful book！ I really enjoyed this in so many ways I took my time reading it so it would not end。 It brought me back to being a kid。 Great characters！
Anne Boardman
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Cute story。 A little YA for me。
David Forman
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One of the two great escape novels of my childhood。 Maybe I would have grown up to love museums anyway， but this did not hurt。 I probably read it close to 50 years ago。 I suspect that children and publishers look to their books for different things today。
Ashleigh Bennett
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This book was as much of a delight at 35 as it was at 9。 I can’t wait for my own children to read it， exactly the way my own mom couldn’t wait for the same of me。
Brittany
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I did not enjoy this at all。 Claudia was the worst， I don’t understand how it won the Newbery， and it saddens me that still today this is what kids are forced to read as “quality literature” in school。
Rachel
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Delightful， clever， entertaining。 The writing was superb。
Devin Boehmer
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Truly a sweet， timeless story that was so much fun to read！
Myrna
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Revisiting a childhood favoriteThis is one of the first books I remember reading when I was young and I find it just as charming and sweet as the first time I read it。
Mike Stopka
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I read this book as a child。 It was a very good book then and still is。
Annabel
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I liked this book！Note though。。。The whole time it kind of felt like you were waiting for something， and you were， and when that time came it was good， but it was annoying to read the middleish parts。GOOD BOOK THOUGH！！！
Harperac
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Okay， clearly I'm an adult reading this kid's book -- I'm not the target audience。 But there seemed to be something very flat about this novel。 The child protagonists are essentially imperturbable and almost morbid in their fascination with proper grammar and saving money。 The plot is wildly implausible， and not in a fun way。 Also， the promise of going to live at the museum held a kind of romantic charm that was never carried through by the text。 Most of what we get once they arrive there is jus Okay， clearly I'm an adult reading this kid's book -- I'm not the target audience。 But there seemed to be something very flat about this novel。 The child protagonists are essentially imperturbable and almost morbid in their fascination with proper grammar and saving money。 The plot is wildly implausible， and not in a fun way。 Also， the promise of going to live at the museum held a kind of romantic charm that was never carried through by the text。 Most of what we get once they arrive there is just accounting how they manage to spend their time， evade discovery， and （of course） spend their money properly。 By the end of the novel I felt pretty checked out。 。。。more
Teresa Auten
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As a child I lived in Greenwich， CT。 Coincidentally that is the hometown of Claudia and Jamie Kincaid who lived an adventure that I had fantasized about。 I read this book when I was about 11 or so and I was enthralled with the idea of taking the train to the city and hiding in the Met。 All the descriptions of the museum in the book tallied perfectly with my personal experiences in that place and so I was very excited to be able to have been somewhere that was so vividly presented in a book。 I wa As a child I lived in Greenwich， CT。 Coincidentally that is the hometown of Claudia and Jamie Kincaid who lived an adventure that I had fantasized about。 I read this book when I was about 11 or so and I was enthralled with the idea of taking the train to the city and hiding in the Met。 All the descriptions of the museum in the book tallied perfectly with my personal experiences in that place and so I was very excited to be able to have been somewhere that was so vividly presented in a book。 I was sad when the fountain was actually taken out of the museum along with lots of other changes since the late sixties-early seventies。 This was a childhood favorite。。。。 。。。more
Lindsey
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I have loved this book since I read it in high school！ I plan to read it again soon to see how I view it as an adult， and since the book talks about the differences between adult and kid perspectives， I think it will be a fun re-read！
Kimberly
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My opinion is not the popular one with this book but， to me， it has not aged well。 We generally like reading older children's books， but I wasn't a fan of this one。 I actually listened to it on my own and I don't think I'll bother bringing reading it with my kids。 I don't love the running away。 I didn't love the sibling dynamics。 I didn't love the interjections from Mrs。 Basil E。 Frankweiler。 And there were a whole lot of other little things that just rubbed me wrong。 My opinion is not the popular one with this book but， to me， it has not aged well。 We generally like reading older children's books， but I wasn't a fan of this one。 I actually listened to it on my own and I don't think I'll bother bringing reading it with my kids。 I don't love the running away。 I didn't love the sibling dynamics。 I didn't love the interjections from Mrs。 Basil E。 Frankweiler。 And there were a whole lot of other little things that just rubbed me wrong。 。。。more
Sepideh Dehghani
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A -almost- modern age adventure。 amazing。 thank you。
Maryme
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How did I miss this？I am quite certain that all throughout my childhood and teenage years I read every book there was。 Or at least every book available to me， which surely must have included this lovely story。 Yet I somehow missed this one。 Which made it even more of a joy to first read as an adult。 I possibly would not have appreciated it enough had I come across it way back then。 As it stands， this little treasure of a book is now a favorite of mine。
Fiona
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Loved the plot of this book， but for some reason， every time I try to read it I fail。 It gets boring as soon as they get to the museum， but I'm sure if I endured， this would be a grand book。 Loved the plot of this book， but for some reason， every time I try to read it I fail。 It gets boring as soon as they get to the museum， but I'm sure if I endured， this would be a grand book。 。。。more
Deuteronomy Duck
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 - I read Mixed-up Files for my seventh grade summer reading， and it fully captured me -- I was suddenly interested in museums， and I was elated when my parents brought me to the Met during our visit to my aunt in New York。 As a continued lover of the Met （ooh la la！ Met Gala！）， I was SO excited to reread Konigsburg's piece。 It's a short read -- little more than an hour for me -- but I found it so delightful。 I think it filled my long-empty slot for my favorite book at the moment。- One theme th - I read Mixed-up Files for my seventh grade summer reading， and it fully captured me -- I was suddenly interested in museums， and I was elated when my parents brought me to the Met during our visit to my aunt in New York。 As a continued lover of the Met （ooh la la！ Met Gala！）， I was SO excited to reread Konigsburg's piece。 It's a short read -- little more than an hour for me -- but I found it so delightful。 I think it filled my long-empty slot for my favorite book at the moment。- One theme that will always catch my heart in books is that of the sibling dynamic。 The bond between Claudia and Jamie is wonderfully written （and strikingly realistic）， and their frustrated teamwork while living in the Met is always fun， especially reading back as an adult。- I look up to Mrs。 Frankweiler -- to live such an exuberant but quiet and mysterious life is such a dream -- and I love the bond she forms with Claudia toward the end of the book。 - Konigsburg's writing is gentle and polite and exudes such a wonderful afternoon garden mood。 Mixed-up Files ends open-ended and promptly， and I sat in silence reflecting on the poignant adventure for hours after my read。 So fun and so lovely: 5/5 chef's kiss。 。。。more
Morgan
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Delightful and hilarious story about 2 precocious CT kids who run away and hide out in the Met。 Now I want to go to NYC， too。
Laura Kisthardt
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I first read this book as a child， probably around age 10。 I had been thinking about it a lot recently and decided to re-read。 What an incredible children’s book！ I absolutely felt transported to the Metropolitan Museum of Art。 I fell in love with Claudia and Jamie and their adventures。 This book is absolutely perfect。
Margarita
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Me encanto 💖Este libro es maravilloso desde principio a fin me encanta los hermanos como se protegían y se cuidaban lo adore pero me quedé con ganas de más aventuras de los hermanos y la adorable anciana。
fc7reads
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I read this a long time ago with a third-grade class。 I remember the kids really liking it and I found their amusement infectious。 Had I rated it at that time， I'd probably have given it four stars。 Several years later， as a middle-aged adult reading the book alone， I still found it entertaining but perhaps a little less so than when I was experiencing it vicariously through children。 If you like whodunits and want to introduce the young people in your life to the fun of reading books with myste I read this a long time ago with a third-grade class。 I remember the kids really liking it and I found their amusement infectious。 Had I rated it at that time， I'd probably have given it four stars。 Several years later， as a middle-aged adult reading the book alone， I still found it entertaining but perhaps a little less so than when I was experiencing it vicariously through children。 If you like whodunits and want to introduce the young people in your life to the fun of reading books with mysteries to solve， this is a good starter。 。。。more
Rebekah Rose
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i want to read it again
Helena#bookdreamer
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I read this short novel when I was young and I remember liking it because the kids lived in a museum。 Reading it again as an adult im not quite sure if kids of today would come away with something life altering or with the feeling of being entertained。 There is a lot of mature language which may have been appropriate back in the day but for today's kids seems outdated and confusing。 Not enough "adventure " occurs at the museum and although I was sucked in by the mystery of the angel sculpture no I read this short novel when I was young and I remember liking it because the kids lived in a museum。 Reading it again as an adult im not quite sure if kids of today would come away with something life altering or with the feeling of being entertained。 There is a lot of mature language which may have been appropriate back in the day but for today's kids seems outdated and confusing。 Not enough "adventure " occurs at the museum and although I was sucked in by the mystery of the angel sculpture not enough was revealed about it to satisfy my curiosity。 It's certainly a coming of age novel but it leaves the question of why would it matter to a young reader unsatisfied。 。。。more
Elisha
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A favorite。
Melissa
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No matter how old I get， or how many times I read it， this book always makes me happy。 And this most recent reading was one I shared with one of my kids who was hearing it for the first time and loved it too， which made it all the better。 As a bonus to just loving the story itself， we also had a fantastic time discussing all of the great details from 1967 and how they compare with 2021。
V
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A fun book recommended by a friend of mine。 We were talking about books we read when we were smaller people。 I hadn't heard of this one。V A fun book recommended by a friend of mine。 We were talking about books we read when we were smaller people。 I hadn't heard of this one。V 。。。more
Lauren Golla
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