starring claudia and james kincaid and mrs. frankweiler escape into a mystery that makes headlines....

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Starring Claudia and James Kincaid and Mrs. Frankweiler Escape into a mystery that makes headlines. Written by L. Konigsburg Produced by Martin Linds

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Starring Claudia and James Kincaid and Mrs. FrankweilerEscape into a mystery that makes headlines.Written byE. L. KonigsburgProduced byMartin LindsayMartin gives this book a ***** rating.

Meet Claudia.She is a straight A student and a runaway mastermind.Claudia is cautious about everything but money.Jamie is Claudias brother.A cheater at cards, he is adventurousabout everything but money.This is Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.She is cautiousadventurousAND rich!Claudia knew she could never pull off the old fashioned kind of running away.Leaving home should not just be running from somewhere but should be running to somewhere.She was thinking of a large place, a comfortable place, an indoor place, and preferably a beautiful place.And thats why she decided on the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art in New York City.Its a beautiful day in New York City.Look, Jamie! Theres our new home at the museum.

After all the visitors leave, Claudia and Jamie get a closer look at the museums new acquisition Michelangelos Angel.Shes beautiful, Jamie. I bet we can find out if shes a real Michelangelo.We need to find out why Mrs. Frankweiler sold her to the museum.Youre right, Claude. We should investigate. I think we can solve the mystery of Angel.

What will Claudia and Jamie find outfrom Mrs. Frankweiler?Was Angel sculpted by the master?Will Claudia and Jamie keep running?ReadFrom the Mixed-Up Files ofMrs. Basil E. FrankweilerFind out the answersto these questionsand more!