If you decided to run away, where would you go?
For Claudia Kincaid, the main characters in E. L. Konigsburg’s Newbery-winning-novel From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1967), the perfect hideout is New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art:
Claudia knew that she could never pull the old-fashioned kind of running away. That is, running away in the heat of danger with a knapsack on her back. She didn’t like discomfort; even picnics were untidy and inconvenient: all those insects and the sun melting icing on the cupcakes. Therefore, she decided that her leaving home would not be just running from somewhere but would be running to somewhere. To a large place, a comfortable place, an indoor place, and preferably a beautiful place.
What comes next is a delightful and engaging tale of personal growth, sibling bonding, and good, old-fashioned sleuthing.
We’ll be jumping right in to discussion of this book on June 14th, so get your texts soon! If you’d like to order copies through Barnes & Noble at our discounted price, be on the lookout for order information. We should have that finalized in the coming days.