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

Customer Reviews

a childhood favorite

2008-04-05
I love this book. I saw it one day in the bookstore with my 7 year old who is a good reader. I bought it for her as a gift and re-read it first. I enjoyed it again as an adult and she has enjoyed it too. A good read with enough excitement and mystery to keep you turning the pages (but nothing scary).

Such a great book!

2008-01-18
One of my childhood favorites! I recently went to the Met and just had to purchase and re-read the book!

I love this book!

2008-01-18
I think this is one of the best books I read growing up. I can't say enough good things about it. It is a must read!

Great Book!

2008-01-15
I absolutely loved this book! I am 23, and can remember reading this book over and over as a pre-teen/young adult and loving it. I currently have it in my library and re-read it every once in a while. I am definitely keeping it for my children to read, and I would recommend it to anyone!

Wonderful Classic

2007-12-30
"From the Mixed-up Files...' is one of the great books for middle school-aged children. Years ago I enjoyed reading it after my daughter recommended it. This year I gave it to my niece. Not to be missed!

O M G!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-12-06
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!

Good!

2007-12-06
I will need to change this but, I am in a reading group and we chose this book. We're not done with it yet but it's pretty good. It doesn't make sense at first to me. I bet it will be a good book!

A Sculpture Mystery

2007-12-04
A mysterious sculpture is making the headlines of the national media. Yet few know that two enterprising kids are hiding away in the Metropolitan Museum of Art where the mystery erupts. Claudia is a bright, young, and determined girl who decides to teach her parents a lesson by running away. She enlists the help of her frugal younger brother, Jamie, and together they embark on a remarkable journey. It is not just running away from their family to nowhere, but to a museum, where they walk right into a mystery about the origin of the historical sculpture known as the Angel. Determined to help solve the mystery, they blend in with the crowds exploring the museum during the day, hide out during the nights, and along the way collecting clues about the sculpture. Putting the pieces together leads them on a journey up north to find Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, an art collector and the seller of the Angel. They learn the truth from Basil, and a whole lot more about themselves from both Mrs. Basil and their journey.

I love this book because of the humor mixed in with an interesting plot involving runaways and lots of close call situations. The premise of the book is not realistic, but the author crafts the story with realistic figures and lots of intricate details that one expects in the real world. An interesting aspect of the book is how the author chose to leave off what normally would be the natural start and end of the book. The missing start is the reason to run, and the missing end is the return home.

I Want to Go There!

2007-09-15
I want to go to New York to see this museum. This book was incredible and I loved the style of writing and the way the story unfolded letting each character have their own voice. I loved the notes at the end from the author. I really could tell she loved these characters and did care about their ever after. Every child should read this book. Wait, every adult should read this book!

Children's Classic

2007-07-08
I bought this book for a class that I was student teaching for, and to my dismay none of them heard of it. Thanks to standardized testing books like these collect dust. My class loved it, and I highly recommened having it on the bookshelf for future generations