2017 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the beloved classic From the Mixed-up files of Mrs.
Basil E.
Frankweiler.
Claudia knew that she could never pull off the old-fashioned kind of running away.
She didn't like discomfort.
Therefore, she decided that her leaving home would not be just running from somewhere but would be running to somewhere.
To a large place, a comfortable place, an indoor place, and preferably a beautiful place.
And that's why she decided upon the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
-- from 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 he was a miser and would have money.
Claudia was a good organizer and Jamie had 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 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.
For many years E.
Konigsburg's story has entranced readers of all ages.
This special anniversary edition contains a new afterword from the author, along with a few extra surprises to delight readers old and new.
| Problems | She felt just the same and she wanted to feel different |
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Atheneum Books From the mixed-up files of mrs. basil e. frankweiler, hardcover/e. l. konigsburg
