Konigsburg, E. (1967). From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Boston, MA: Hoghton Mifflin Company.
Brief Annotation: When 12-year-old Claudia becomes fed-up with her home life, she decides to run away, picking 9-year-old Jamie, her most dependable and resourceful brother to come along on the adventure. The two siblings decide to run away and live in the Metropolitan Museum in New York. They make a clean getaway, just as ultra-organized Claudia has planned, and find themselves living for a week amidst priceless artwork on a 30 dollar budget. While trying to learn about the pieces of art in the museum, they find themselves intrigued by the mystery of a new piece of artwork that is claimed to be made by the famous Michelangelo. They are determined to solve the mystery of who made the statue, and are helped by an equally mysterious Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.
Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Grade Level: 4-8
Readers who will like this: Readers who enjoy museums, stories that involve adventure and mystery, have ever though of running away from home, are ready to read or listen to chapter books.
Response/Rating (1-4): 4. This story is entertaining, humorous, and informative.
One question you would ask before a read aloud: Have you ever been so mad at your family that you wanted to run away from home? Do you know anything about Michelangelo?
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