skyward_flight

2 years ago

This is an INCREDIBLE BOOK! Never read anything like it!

tendergalaxy

2 years ago

From the Mixed up Files of Ms. Basil E. Frankenweiler, by E. L. Konigsburg, teaches that abandonment can only last so long. Jaime and Claudia Kincaid, in the 1960s, attempt to abandon their parents until they learn a lesson in Claudia appreciation. They hid out in the Metropolitan Museum in New York City for over one week, but finally, they were caught and sent back to their parents. Anyway, it was becoming like normal life again. But most of all, Claudia had been satisfied by learning about the history of Angel, a sculpture by Michelangelo. After they returned, some things they had dropped were found in the museum, but they still couldn’t piece together what really happened. I recommend this book for boys and girls, grades third to seventh.

purplepearls

3 years ago

Great realistic adventure story. The descriptions and planning was AMAZING.

mireeka

4 years ago

Claudia is tired of her brother being spoiled. The solution? Run away with him to a museum. But when they get there, they find a mystery. It has already been solved, but who can prove it? It might just be Claudia and her brother.

bsc

4 years ago

In the book, one of our main characters: Claudia, decides to run away from home. She plans it perfectly: she’ll take her younger brother and they will hide in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Her brother has money, so he’ll buy the food and such. But when their disappearance makes the headlines and there’s a mystery involved, Claudia realises that maybe running away from home won’t fix everything. This book is full of adventure, excitement, and everything in between. Happy reading!

applemango

5 years ago

Claudia could have never just ran away from home, so instead she sets a goal that she isn't just going to run anywhere she is going to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. She picks her brother Jamie to be her companion because not only is he good at thinking he has a lot of money. Claudia happens to find some tickets to the train with some holes left to be punched out. So, they set off their cases full of clothes. They sleep, after dark, in the Marie Antoinette bed. Then Claudia finds a mystery statue....which lead to the start of adventures and investigating on some things...

bluejems

6 years ago

I really liked this book. I read it in book club, in school. I recommend this book to whoever likes chapter books. This book is about a girl named Claudia, running away with her little brother, Jamie because of injustice in her family. Soon they bump into a mystery Claudia really wants to solve. As they look for answers they go through obstacles that might blow their cover in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where they are staying away from home. Soon, they find themselves with a person who has the answers to their mystery.

ILoveToRead

6 years ago

I really enjoyed this book, but the pictures were slightly creepy (I don't think they were meant to be) It might have just been a printing flaw.... eyp, I also think it is unique, and interesting and I would recommend it to actually pretty advanced readers. It is a little difficult to understand at first.... P.S. how do you do half a star? I would rate this 4 and 1/2.

ariettaki08

6 years ago

I didn't like it because it was boring. Why would you want to be in a museum when you could be in places like the supermarket or any store. In fact, they could stay anywhere and everyday they could move to a different place. I wouldn't recommend anyone reading it!!

rosee590

7 years ago

i read this book for an assignment in fourth grade. it was pretty good and i liked it but it isn't my type of typical book