From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
April 2005
By E.L. Konigsburg
Newberry Medal 1968
Ages 9-12
Claudia is a planner. For weeks, she plans a runaway scheme
to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City with her brother Jamie.
Claudia and Jamie soon learn the schedules of the museum and know when and where to hide so that they will not be discovered.
While dodging security guards, the news, and even Jamie's class, they come across a mysterious statue that is rumored to have been
sculpted by Michelangelo. Can Claudia and Jamie unravel the mystery of the Angel statue before their hiding place is discovered?
Reviewed by M. Zelkovich