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

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


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About the Book

Twelve-year-old Claudia Kincaid, straight-A student, has had enough of being good. She decides to run away, but it must be to somewhere beautiful - so she and her little brother Jamie (with the cash he won playing cards) sneak off to live in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. There they sleep in a bed owned by a queen and bathe in a fountain with bronze dolphins. Most exciting of all, investigating a mysterious angel statue sets them on the trail of an eccentric old lady and a life-changing discovery. E. L. Konigsburg's award-winning bestseller, loved by generations of children, is a magical story about beauty, adventure and the incomparable delight of having a secret.

About the Author :
The writer and illustrator E. L. Konigsburg (1930-2013) is one of the most celebrated writers of books for children and young adults. She is the only author to have won the Newbery Medal and Newbery Honor in the same year - a feat she achieved in 1968, for The Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler and Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth, respectively. Not only that, but she won the Newbery Medal again almost thirty years later, for The View from Saturday.

Review :
One of the finest storytellers of her era and genre... a story of discovery and self-discovery Mischievous and metropolitan... A wild rumpus... Japes abound E. L. Konigsburg is one of our brainiest writers for young people, not only in the considerable cerebral powers she brings to her books but in the intellectual demands she makes on her characters A work of genius In the US... [Konigsburg] is pretty much required reading for anyone under the age of 11 and, indeed, over, too, and I strongly urge everyone who falls into either age group to discover her forthwith... From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs Basil E Frankweiler... dominated my imagination in the way only a really good book can wholly inhabit the head of a child... Re-reading From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs Basil E Frankweiler,... it was, if anything, even more wonderful than I remembered It sticks in the mind like a personal memory, like a secret childhood experience. A perfect, miniature adventure An author beloved by readers young and old An absolute classic in America... but it's mostly ignored here in the UK, and it shouldn't be!... Brilliant Delightful... I love this book... a beautifully written adventure, with endearing characters and full of dry wit, imagination and inspirational confidence I love From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler because it was the first book I chose to read on my own A small miracle... the ultimate escape fantasy... the archangel of children's fiction Has enduring appeal... likely to charm a new generation Everything a classic children's book should be: it's exciting, funny, has terrific central characters, a mystery to solve, and a truth - particular to childhood - to be revealed A sweet little tale of discovering secrets and growing up fun and witty It has an all-encompassing air of mystery An outstanding and thoughtful book with an intriguing mystery at its heart This US classic about two runaways inspired writers such asHadley Freeman, Wes Anderson and Judy Blume. Astonishingly, it's been out ofprint in the UK for the last 50 years but it's back with a brand new cover, andit's still just as enthralling I really loved the setting because I think museums are wonderful and the idea of living in one and exploring it would be my idea of heaven! A small miracle... the ultimate escape fantasy which conveys the thrill and fear of being a minor loose in the big city. The nitty-gritty of the runaways' penny-pinching is terrifically drawn, as is the mystery's denouement Absurdly funny, exciting, highly original and wonderfully rich in its detail... up there with the best in the canon of great 20th century children's literature. A phenomenal book, and one of the cleverest mystery stories I've ever read


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781782691020
  • Publisher: Pushkin Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Pushkin Children's Books
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1782691022
  • Publisher Date: 04 Jun 2015
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)


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