![]() ![]() Frankweiler, and find the answer to the mystery amidst her jumble of files. Determined to solve the mystery of the angel's provenance, Claudia and Jamie track down the seller, Mrs. The adventure ramps up when they learn about the museum's recent acquisition of a marble angel statue-possibly created by Michelangelo-purchased for just $225. The story is about two siblings, Claudia (12) and Jamie Kinkaid (9) who escape their humdrum suburb for "the greatest adventure of our lives." With Jamie's pockets stuffed with coins, they take the train into New York City and spend over a week hiding out at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, blending in with crowds during the day and outwitting security guards at night. Konigsburg and published in 1967, it has been beloved by generations of children (and adults) and has never been out of print. Frankweiler came out on top in the 2023 edition of NYPL's #LiteraryMarchMadness. ![]() We weren't surprised that the children's classic The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. ![]()
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