From the mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

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Paperback, 162 pages

English language

Published Nov. 11, 1986 by Aladdin Books.

ISBN:
978-0-689-71181-7
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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.

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reviewed From the mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg

Good old-fashioned realist fiction for kids

Fun, relatable childhood adventure story about seeking independence. NYC is a fun backdrop. Some really great vocabulary. I started jotting down "new" words to go over with my 10 year old and there were literally dozens. Lots of older pop-culture references too.

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Subjects

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction.
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction.
  • Runaways -- Fiction.
  • Self-reliance -- Fiction.
  • Brothers and sisters -- Fiction.
  • Museums -- Fiction.
  • New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction