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

Claudia was the first daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steven C. Kincaid, Sr. in Greenwich, Connecticut. She was under twelve years old. She had three younger brothers, so sometime she felt injustice in her family. She felt that she was more ignored by her family, since she had three brothers. It was why Claudia wanted to run away from their home.

Claudia decided to go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. She planned very carefully, she saved her allowance and she chose Jamie, the second youngest of her three younger brothers to accompany her. She decided that her leaving home would be just running from somewhere but would be running to somewhere.

Wednesday was the first day for Claudia and Jamie had a travel. They came and entered to the museum like a thief. By their smart ideas, they could enter the museum stealthy. Whereas, they could stay there for a few days, during they were leaving their home. Furthermore, they could also learn more things in the museum by horned in the visitors. Especially, they learned about the Angle statue that invited Claudia’s curiosity.

Claudia found an article of New York Times about Angle. The article mentioned that Angle statue was purchased from Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. It made she wanted to know more about the statue and why the first collector sold it just for $225.00. That was the reason that brought them to Farmington, Connecticut, to meet Mrs. Basil.

Wow, that is absolutely the most interesting books that I have read. I feel like wander with them. How the children could decide to leave home and life in the museum. How they could go around the big city just to fulfill their curiosity about the statue.

 Konigsburg, E.L. (2007). From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E.Frankweiler. New York: Scholastic Inc. September.