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Summary: One of the best kids' books ever
Review: Along with Eleanor Cameron's Court of the Stone Children, which is also set in a museum and revolves around a mystery, this was one of my very favorite children's books. As a child, I loved Claudia's "just do it" attitude, her cleverness, and her willingness to negotiate to attain what is really important to her. As an adult, I appreciate the reminder about what's important to children. This is a book I'm looking forward to sharing with my children.
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Summary: This book certainly deserved the Newberry Medal
Review: I have always loved this book. This is an unsual story of two unique children, Claudia and James, who run away to New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art. The children then stumble upon a mystery concerning a statue in the museum. Through the book Claudia and James grow up and learn to become a team. This is one of my favorite children's novels
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Summary: One of the best books I've ever read!!
Review: If you ever go to the Metropoliton Museam after reading this book, it makes everything seem more spectacular! I brought this book to New York with me and finished it the day before we went to the Museam. It was really fun pointing out where Claudia and Jamie picked up pennies out of the fountain. And seeing the old bed that they slept in. I think this book really made my experience seem even more "alive" It is about a girl and her brother who runaway from home and hide out in the museam. I would get this book if you are looking for something interesting and addictive to read.
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Summary: A Perfectly Perfect Book
Review: This is a book about a girl who plans the best runaway. She doesn't want to get to dirty, so she runs away to an art museum. She doesn't want to be lonely, so she brings her brother with. Along the way, they cross paths with a very intriguing mystery. . . .
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Summary: An educational yet exciting book for readers of all ages.
Review: Claudia and Jaime are two very intelligent characters that enlighten the reader as to the workings of a child's mind. Claudia, as the main character, always thinks of interesting ways for her and Jaime to live inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It is a fantasy of everyone to be locked in a museum or store after all of the other people are gone. This book is a way for the reader to experience that feeling without the fear of being arrested! I believe that anyone who reads this story will become inspired by the Kincaids and find themselves wanting to learn more. The children have so much fun without hurting others or making fun of others as happens in some children's novels. Claudia is a definite role model for young girls and keeps the book interesting despite the academic undertones of Claudia and Jaime's reasons for visiting Mrs. Frankweiler. PARENTS-read this to your children to get them excited about reading.
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Summary: My most memorable childhood reading experience
Review: Among the many books that I read as a child, this one stands out as an exceptional experience -- I read it over and over, and still take it off the shelf from time to time. At the time, it seemed that I was drawn to the excitement of being in the middle of New York City (a holy mecca to me as a kid) and surrounded by the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; to the humor and cleverness of the writing; and to the joy of discovering, along with Claudia and Jamie, something I hadn't known about the Italian Renaissance. Only recently has it occurred to me that this book stood out so vividly from the crowd because (long before such things became fashionable topics of discussion) it was the only book I read as a young girl that featured a heroine whose concerns extended beyond finding a boyfriend and being pretty and popular. I didn't know it at the time, but Claudia was my model for feminist behavior, junior division. She wanted respect, not a date for the school dance, and that was a concept I could really get my ten-year-old hands around. I would recommend this book to any young girl, who can benefit from seeing a smart, clever, resourceful heroine in action -- but I would also give this to boys, who could benefit from that lesson as well. Rock on, Claudia!
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Summary: great book
Review: This book is for everyone.I loved it.A truly great book.Claudia and Jamie run away and from there on is all adventure. I loved it. Read it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: A young girl and boy run away to a museum.
Review: I REALLY enjoyed this book! It's one of my all-time favorites!! It isn't very hard to read. It will take you probably 3-4 days to read. I loved it SOOOO much, though, it took me 2 days to read it! I hope you all read, and enjoy it!!
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Summary: It all began with injustice...
Review: Claudia doesn't feel appreciated--she has to do the laundry AND the dishes while her younger brothers sit around. Just to teach her family a lesson, she's running away.
But Claudia's smarter than most. Instead of packing a suitcase and "subtly" saying good-bye to mommy and daddy, she's planned out every detail. She'll even bring along her most likeable brother, Jamie, mostly for his financial aid, but also because he has the greatest sense of adventure. Together they escape to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Now Claudia is living in style and independence, but she still feels the same...until a statue from the Italian Renaissance changes her life forever-- and leads her to the mysterious and wealthy recluse Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.
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Summary: Claudia and Jamie live their own lives and are resourceful
Review: When I first started reading From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, I had no idea who was telling the story. I kept reading because it sounded exciting. The story is about Claudia Kincaid, who is almost 12, and her younger brother Jamie Kincaid, who is nine. The two run off from their home in Greenwich, Connecticut, to New York City, where they live in the Metropolitan Museum of Fine Art.
Every day, Claudia and Jamie go around the museum to find a class that is taking a tour there, and take the tour with them. Twice in their long adventure, Claudia and Jamie take a bath in the Metropolitan's fountain, where they find money that people had thrown in. The museum is very crowded because many people are coming to see a new statue of an angel the museum bought at an auction for only $225. But experts think the statue might be done by Michelangelo Buonarroti, the famous painter and sculptor of the Italian Renaissance. The statue originally came from the collection of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, who turns out to be the person telling the story.
The kids want to find out who really sculpted the statue, and eventually, they decide to go to Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler's house. She gives them an hour to look through her mixed-up files and find the document which proves who did the sculpture. In a very funny way, the children figure out where the document is. They find, in glass, a sketch of Angel by Michelangelo. They agree to keep the proof a secret.
Mrs. Frankweiler explains that Claudia will be different when she gets home because she knows something that almost nobody else knows.
The thing that I liked about the book was that Claudia and Jamie live their own lives and are very resourceful. Reviewed by Eli Schulman, age 10
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