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From the mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

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Having run away with her younger brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia strives to keep things in order in their new home and to become a changed person and a heroine to herself.

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Main Author: Konigsburg, E. L.
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Aladdin Books, 1986, c1967.
Edition:1st Aladdin Books ed.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) > Juvenile fiction.
Runaways > Juvenile fiction.
Self-reliance > Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters > Juvenile fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Museums > Juvenile fiction.
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An Excerpt from From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs.       Basil E. Frankweiler              Claudia knew that she could never pull off the old-fashioned kind of running       away. That is, running away in the heat of anger with a knapsack on her       back. She didn't like discomfort; even picnics were untidy and inconvenient:       all those insects and the sun melting the icing on the cupcakes. Therefore,       she decided that her leaving home would not be just running from somewhere       but would be running to somewhere. To a large place, a comfortable place,       and indoor place, and preferably a beautiful place. And that's why she decided       upon the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.        From the Paperback edition. Excerpted from From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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