From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

English

ISBN: 0689711816

EAN: 9780689711817

Category: Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Runaways/Juvenile Fiction / Family / Siblings/Juvenile Fiction / General/Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / General/

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Childrens Publishing

Release Date: 04/30/1998

Age Range: 8-12

Synopsis: When suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesnt 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 25. The statue is possibly an early work of the Renaissance master, Michelangelo, and therefore worth millions. Is it? Or isnt 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.

Awards: William Allen White Childrens Book Award – null  Flicker Tale Childrens Book Award – null 

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Edition: 35

Height: 0.5 inches

Width: 5.12 inches

Length: 7.62 inches

Weight: 4.27 oz

Pages: 168