From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by E.L. Konigsburgpublished
April 1st 1998
(first published 1967)
by Aladdin
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Paperback, 168 pages
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Newbery Medal
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0689711816
(isbn13: 9780689711817)
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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 sneak...more
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Read in January, 1978
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cleanse their reading palette of obligatory 5th grade reading
OK, I'll admit it: I freakin' hate the Newbery Medal. Any time I see it on the cover of a book, I'm 98.5% sure it sucks. All of the books that have been given this "honor" seem to have been written with the intent of teaching kids some crappy history lesson. There's no magic or mystery to any of them...reading these books is akin to eating dry toast when you know damned well you could cover the bread with butter, cinnamon, and sugar. I mean, if you really want to martyr yourself, do it...more
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Read in July, 2008
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I found it on Amazon.comrecommends it for: Children of All Ages
From the Mixed-up Files of
Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
By E.L. Konigsburg
This is a delightful story for children of all ages. I'm wondering why I never discovered this book when I was a kid?
Claudia is planning to run away. She wants a different life, than that of the oldest child, with so many responsibilities. Her brother Jamie doesn't know it yet, but she has chosen him to be her companion. One reason she has chosen Jamie, is because he is good with money. Claudia usually spends he...more
Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
By E.L. Konigsburg
This is a delightful story for children of all ages. I'm wondering why I never discovered this book when I was a kid?
Claudia is planning to run away. She wants a different life, than that of the oldest child, with so many responsibilities. Her brother Jamie doesn't know it yet, but she has chosen him to be her companion. One reason she has chosen Jamie, is because he is good with money. Claudia usually spends he...more
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Sixth-grader Claudia Kincaid wants to run away, but doesn't want to do it the regular way. She is mad at her parents. She feels they take her for granted, because as the oldest of four children and the only girl, she's constantly saddled with household chores and babysitting. She comes up with a plan to run away to the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art in New York City (where most of the story takes place) from her home in Greenwich, Connecticut. Claudia decides that her nine-year-old brother...more
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There are certain, special books that I don't want to give up once finished. I guess to prolong the separation and perhaps to somehow physically absorb whatever magic it possesses, I'll find myself pressing my palms against the book, sandwiching it. It doesn't happen very often. But it did happen with this book.
I had never read this book growing up. But I'm so glad that I finally got around to it.
What is it that makes this book so wonderful? Let's begin with Mrs. Basil E. Frankweile...more
I had never read this book growing up. But I'm so glad that I finally got around to it.
What is it that makes this book so wonderful? Let's begin with Mrs. Basil E. Frankweile...more
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Read in April, 2008
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My motherrecommends it for: Anyone who wants to get kids excited about art
I read this years ago as a child and just finished re-reading it with my 7-year-old son. It actually touched off a lot of interesting discussions about what has changed and what has stayed the same in the years since the book was first published in 1967 (my son piped up with all kinds of objections throughout the book, like "what about the motion detectors and the lasers around the art?"). Of course today admission is no longer free at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, no one is allowe...more
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beginilah ironi dari menyimpan rahasia:
Kalau kamu tahu suatu rahasia besar --dan memang cuma kamu satu2nya org di dunia yang tahu--kamu akan merasa dirimu penting sekali. Tapi benarkah? Bila sama sekali tak ada orang yg tahu akan adanya rahasia itu dan bhw kamu yg memegangnya, berarti kamu tidak dianggap penting oleh org lain. Agar orang lain melihatmu sbg orang penting, berarti kamu harus membocorkan sedikit rahasia itu agar org2 tahu bhw kamu menyimpan rahasia. Tapi kalau rahasia itu ...more
Kalau kamu tahu suatu rahasia besar --dan memang cuma kamu satu2nya org di dunia yang tahu--kamu akan merasa dirimu penting sekali. Tapi benarkah? Bila sama sekali tak ada orang yg tahu akan adanya rahasia itu dan bhw kamu yg memegangnya, berarti kamu tidak dianggap penting oleh org lain. Agar orang lain melihatmu sbg orang penting, berarti kamu harus membocorkan sedikit rahasia itu agar org2 tahu bhw kamu menyimpan rahasia. Tapi kalau rahasia itu ...more
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Read in April, 2008
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Marinrecommends it for: Kids
This was a cute kids book with a good message at the end: You only have to be a heroine to yourself.
I wasn't too fond of Saxonburg's role being in the book, but I love Mrs. Frankweiler! Jamie was comic relief and Claudia was every one of us recovering-perfectionistas. Cute story, clean book, not too adventuresome as most of the reviews indicated, although pretty irksome probably to worried parents, and a bit educational I think for everyone. A cute saying by Mrs. Frankweiler was somethi...more
I wasn't too fond of Saxonburg's role being in the book, but I love Mrs. Frankweiler! Jamie was comic relief and Claudia was every one of us recovering-perfectionistas. Cute story, clean book, not too adventuresome as most of the reviews indicated, although pretty irksome probably to worried parents, and a bit educational I think for everyone. A cute saying by Mrs. Frankweiler was somethi...more
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Read in December, 2006
recommends it for:
art lovers & children of all ages
Yes this is a children's book...but it's an amazing one! I think I first read this book sometime around 3rd grade, but it was just as good as I remember. It's even better now, since I've been to the Met and know exactly what they're talking about. (I especially loved seeing how little the Met has changed...looking at the pictures of the big pyramid and saying "I saw that last week!")
I think Claudia was one of my heros when I was a kid...I just didn't really realize it. I wouldn...more
I think Claudia was one of my heros when I was a kid...I just didn't really realize it. I wouldn...more
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Read in May, 2007
While technically a re-read, I haven’t read it in, say, 12-ish years? I was watching Night at the Museum with some friends and realized that the movie reminded me of that great book I read as a kid about the brother and sister who ran away and slept in the Met Museum in NYC, which completely fascinated me when I was growing up, though I never had any real inclination to run away. Anyway, the book was fun to read, and brought back lots of memories of reading it for the first time - it makes me ...more
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squatters
I just reread this book not too long ago.
A brother and sister run away from home and SQUAT the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. They sleep in beds on display and bathe in a big fountain at night after everyone has gone home and the guard is in another part of the building. Then they solve a mystery!
This book is set in the 70s or maybe even the 60s. Unfortunately, any kids trying to squat the musuem today would be observed on "security" cameras in about 22 ...more
A brother and sister run away from home and SQUAT the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. They sleep in beds on display and bathe in a big fountain at night after everyone has gone home and the guard is in another part of the building. Then they solve a mystery!
This book is set in the 70s or maybe even the 60s. Unfortunately, any kids trying to squat the musuem today would be observed on "security" cameras in about 22 ...more
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A brother and sister run away in style to the Metropolitan Museum and solve the mystery of a statue's attribution.
Appropriate for ages 9-13
This Newbery award winning realistic fiction story is about a brother and sister who decide to run away, but not to just anyplace. With their meager allowance savings and a train pass, they go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. There, Claudia becomes obsessed with finding out whether a statue of an angel is really by Michelangelo, and she won't go h...more
Appropriate for ages 9-13
This Newbery award winning realistic fiction story is about a brother and sister who decide to run away, but not to just anyplace. With their meager allowance savings and a train pass, they go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. There, Claudia becomes obsessed with finding out whether a statue of an angel is really by Michelangelo, and she won't go h...more
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Read in July, 2007
I am currently considering the ramifications if I reenact this book. All I need is $24, my parents to make me a little brother (since I don't have one yet), and to add one more chapter about how to dismantle their current alarm system as well as one about how many friends I make in jail. SO EASY!
This book makes me happy that my taste as a little kid was pretty damn awesome. This was one of my favorites back then.
This book makes me happy that my taste as a little kid was pretty damn awesome. This was one of my favorites back then.
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Read in October, 2008
I had to fight to read this aloud t b/c we recently finished "The Lightning Thief" and I'm "breaking up the series!" by not going immediately to v. 2 ("The Sea of Monsters"). I wanted a brief break from Percy Jackson cuz the chapters are long for reading aloud. Guess what? It turns out Mrs. Frankweiler's chapters are long too. Still, b/c this is pretty much one of my all-time favorite childhood books, I couldn't wait until Lily was old enough to share it with he...more
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Book group ideas for Kids From a "Dream Team" email I get through Family Fun magazine:
At the book club meeting, we discuss the book while trying our hand at several art-themed activities. My friend Ellen found a recipe on www.thatsmyhome.com for delicious "chocolate clay," so the girls can mold and chisel their own statues like Michelangelo, one of the artists featured in the book. With some kneading, the chocolate clay yields little edible statues with a bumpy textur...more
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one of my favorite books from when I was a kid. Running away from home and hiding in the art museum--how cool is that? i always remembered how they stood on the toilet seats to hide their feet from the museum guard at night. I love the characters and the bit of art mystery thrown in too.
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Read in April, 2008
I loved this book when I was a kid, and I enjoyed it again this time around. I still love the idea of living in a museum-- what a fun idea for a kid! This time, however, I thought about these kids' poor parents who must have been frantic!
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I guess I might end up teaching third grade after all... I can't seem to get away from these books.... But of course this is one of the great stories, every "grown-up" should re-read it immediately. (What is grown up supposed to mean anyway?)
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Read in January, 1987
As any child does I dreamed about running away and this book seemed like proof it could be done, but I didn't have a museum nearby to hide in. Claudia is so strong and clever it amazed me when I read it.
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What child doesn't dream of running away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art?
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It was a good book. It had lots of funny Charecters. it was awasome
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