Summary: Claudia and her younger brother run away not only from home but to New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art. They become involved in a mystery surrounding one of the works and become friends with Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler who helps them learn about themselves as they work to solve the mystery.
Citation: Konigsburg, E. L. (1995) From the mixed up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. New York: Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing Divison.
My Thoughts: I very much enjoyed this book. The classic setting of New York City and the Metropolitan Museum of Art served to draw me into this thrilling mystery as I imagined that I and my little brother were living the adventure!
Reviews:
Amazon.com Review
After reading this book, I guarantee that you will never visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art (or any wonderful, old cavern of a museum) without sneaking into the bathrooms to look for Claudia and her brother Jamie. They're standing on the toilets, still, hiding until the museum closes and their adventure begins. Such is the impact of timeless novels . . . they never leave us. E. L. Konigsburg won the 1967 Newbery Medal for this tale of how Claudia and her brother run away to the museum in order to teach their parents a lesson. Little do they know that mystery awaits! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Suggested Uses: From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler is a fantastic choice to use as a read-aloud during a mystery unit. To begin the book while students come in for circulation and then have the teacher conclude the story in the class a part of a mystery unit would be an excellent use of this classic!
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