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

English

ISBN: 1416949755

EAN: 9781416949756

Category: Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Runaways/Juvenile Fiction / Art & Architecture/Juvenile Fiction / General/

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Childrens Publishing

Release Date: 09/06/2011

Age Range: 8-12

Synopsis: When suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesnt just want to runfromsomewhere she wants to runtosomewhere--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 the 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 an auction for a bargain price of 50. 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. This quest leads Claudia to Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, the remarkable old woman who sold the statue and to some equally remarkable discoveries about herself.

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

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 8.3 inches

Width: 5.5 inches

Length: 8.25 inches

Weight: 6.31 oz

Pages: 176