Juvenile Fiction
Simon and Schuster
December 21, 2010
176
2017 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the beloved classic From the Mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. When suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn't just want to run from somewhere, she wants to run to somewhere -- to a place that is comfortable, beautiful, and, preferably, elegant. She chooses the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Knowing that her younger brother Jamie has money and thus can help her with a serious cash-flow problem, she invites him along. Once settled into the museum, Claudia and Jamie find themselves caught up in the mystery of an angel statue that the museum purchased at auction for a bargain price of $225. The statue is possibly an early work of the Renaissance master, Michelangelo, and therefore worth millions. Is it? Or isn't it? Claudia is determined to find out. Her quest leads her to Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, the remarkable old woman who sold the statue, and to some equally remarkable discoveries about herself.
From The Mixed Up Files Of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler
Is a good book but not a great book. It takes a while to realize that the words in parentheses aren’t part of the story. The book doesn’t have to great of flow and it can be hard to read in sections. I found myself reading the same sentence over and over again to try and make sense of it. On a higher note it was funny looking in the past. And seeing how much money they thought was expensive.