When Claudia decided to run away, she planned very carefully. She would be gone just long enough to teach her parents a lesson in Claudia Appreciation. She took up residence in a museum. The former owner of the statues was Mrs. Basel E. Frankweiler. And without her help Claudia might never have found a way to go home.
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(Simon & Schuster, Jan. 1, 2010)
E. L. Konigsburg's 1968 Newberry Medal winner, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, is truly a contemporary classic. This beloved tale of two siblings who run away from their suburban home to the Metropolitan Museum of Art has been made into two films and has millions of fans, including Katie Couric.