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17 de jul. de 2017 · The first paragraph of E. L. Konigsburg’s 1967 book “ From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler ,” about two young runaways who become entangled in an art-historical mystery, is a ...
Summary. From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankenwiler is a novel written by E. L. Konigsburg and published in 1967. It follows two children-12-year-old Claudia Kincaid and her brother Jamie-as they run away from home and hide out in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. The children become involved in researching the past of an ...
21 de dic. de 2010 · E.L. Konigsburg is the only author to have won the Newbery Medal and a Newbery Honor in the same year. In 1968, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler won the Newbery Medal and Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth was named a Newbery Honor Book. Almost thirty years later she won the Newbery Medal once again for The View from Saturday.
Knowing that her younger brother, Jamie, has money and thus can help her with the serious cash flow problem, she invites him along. Once settled into the museum, Claudia and Jamie find themselves caught up in the mystery of an angel statue that the museum purchased at an auction for a bargain price of $250. The statue is possibly an early work ...
Bored with her life, twelve-year-old Claudia Kincaid is ready for a big change. In fact, she wants to run away from home. But she doesn't like discomfort. She doesn't even like picnics. So an old-fashioned, knapsack kind of running away is out of the question. Instead of running from somewhere, she decides to run to somewhere - some place comfortable, and preferably beautiful.
E.L. Konigsburg is the only author to have won the Newbery Medal and a Newbery Honor in the same year. In 1968, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler won the Newbery Medal and Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth was named a Newbery Honor Book.Almost thirty years later she won the Newbery Medal once again for The View from Saturday.
The novel begins with a note from Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler to her lawyer, Saxonberg, requesting that certain changes be made to her will. When Saxonberg reads the following account, she promises, he will understand why. Claudia Kincaid, almost 12, wants to run away from home. She hates being uncomfortable, though, so she chooses a beautiful ...
