description: 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 live in comfort - at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She invited her brother Jamie to go, too, mostly because he was a miser and would have money.The two took up residence in 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 had discovered its maker, a question that baffled even the experts.The former owner of the statue was Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. And without her help Claudia might never have found a way to go home.
language: English
title: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
titlecomplete: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
characters: Claudia Kincaid, James Kincaid, Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
genres: Fiction, Adventure, Mystery, Juvenile, School, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Classics, Childrens, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 207727
places: Manhattan, New York City, New York, Connecticut, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York
awards: awardedAt: -63129600000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: -63129600000
name: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, awardedAt: -31507200000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 28800000
name: William Allen White Children's Book Award
publisher: Chivers Audio Books