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By (author) Konigsburg E.L.; Illustrated by Konigsburg E.L.

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New York City girl Claudia, a month shy of her twelfth birthday, has resolved to run away from home with her younger brother, Jamie. She plans everything to perfection, including their destination: the grand, elegant, all-encompassing Metropolitan Museum of Art.However, no sooner have Claudia and Jamie settled into their new home, than they are caught up in the mystery of an angel statue bought by the museum for the bargain price of $225. Is it in fact an undiscovered work by Michelangelo, worth millions? Claudia”s investigation leads her to the remarkable, secretive Mrs. Frankweiler, who sold the statue to the museum – and to some equally remarkable discoveries about herself.Since its first appearance over 50 years ago, The Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler has gained a place in the hearts of generations of readers, becoming one of the most celebrated and beloved children”s books of all time.

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One of the finest storytellers of her era and genre… a story of discovery and self-discovery

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Mischievous and metropolitan… A wild rumpus… Japes abound

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E. L. Konigsburg is one of our brainiest writers for young people, not only in the considerable cerebral powers she brings to her books but in the intellectual demands she makes on her characters

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A work of genius

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In the US… [Konigsburg] is pretty much required reading for anyone under the age of 11 and, indeed, over, too, and I strongly urge everyone who falls into either age group to discover her forthwith… From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs Basil E Frankweiler… dominated my imagination in the way only a really good book can wholly inhabit the head of a child… Re-reading From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs Basil E Frankweiler,… it was, if anything, even more wonderful than I remembered

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It sticks in the mind like a personal memory, like a secret childhood experience. A perfect, miniature adventure

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An author beloved by readers young and old

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An absolute classic in America… but it”s mostly ignored here in the UK, and it shouldn”t be!… Brilliant

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Delightful… I love this book… a beautifully written adventure, with endearing characters and full of dry wit, imagination and inspirational confidence

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I love From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler because it was the first book I chose to read on my own

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A small miracle… the ultimate escape fantasy… the archangel of children”s fiction

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Has enduring appeal… likely to charm a new generation

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Everything a classic children”s book should be: it”s exciting, funny, has terrific central characters, a mystery to solve, and a truth – particular to childhood – to be revealed

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A sweet little tale of discovering secrets and growing up

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fun and witty

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It has an all-encompassing air of mystery

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An outstanding and thoughtful book with an intriguing mystery at its heart

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This US classic about two runaways inspired writers such asHadley Freeman, Wes Anderson and Judy Blume. Astonishingly, it”s been out ofprint in the UK for the last 50 years but it”s back with a brand new cover, andit”s still just as enthralling

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I really loved the setting because I think museums are wonderful and the idea of living in one and exploring it would be my idea of heaven!

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A small miracle… the ultimate escape fantasy which conveys the thrill and fea