Saturday, March 22, 2014

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankwelier*

Claudia is tired of the mundane and decides to create some excitement by running away to NYC and live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  She needs money for this adventure so she invites her tightwad brother Jamie.  Cleverly they live in the museum without being discovered but in the meantime they become entranced by the mystery of a statue.  The former owner of the statue is eccentric and clever.  She points the children to true adventure.

*Highly recommend.
Points to discuss: running away, stealing (coins from a public fountain), gambling/cheating

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