Friday, April 24, 2009

From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Koninsburg

What From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler is basically about is two kids who decide to go on an adventure and run away from home. They plan to stay in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Just how do they do it? Well, they pay enough money to be able to get a tour of the museum, then, about 20 minutes before it closes, they went out and snuck through the back door, so the guards would think they had left. Soon they found a not so comfortable bed, but a good enough bed for the night.

Meanwhile, back home, everyone's worried. Their parents don't know if they ran away(which they did), or if they possibly were going exploring and they got lost, or for some other reason they were missing. They just can't figure it out. One day when Jamie and Claudia are going out for breakfast at a restaurant, they see wanted posters everywhere. Not only just any wanted posters like you see everyday, but wanted posters with their pictures on it! They're worried, too. But for a different reason. They're worried that the police will catch them.

Then, very mysteriously, just a few days after they just started getting settled into their new home, Angel, a statue that Michelangelo made, mysteriously appears at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Well, no one knows exactly if Michelangelo made Angel or not. Everyone's only clue is a signature carved into the bottom of Angel. But no one can prove if it's really Michelangelo's signature or not.

If you want to find out what happens to Claudia and Jamie, read this book to find out!!!!!!!!!!