From The Mixed Up Files Of Mrs'Basil E' Frankweiler

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From The Mixed Up Files Of Mrs.Basil E.
Frankweiler

• Presented By
• Nathanael

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ABOUT THE NEWBERY AWARD

• The Newbery Award is A Bronze Medal.It is given
  to the books that have the best writing each year.

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From The Mixed Up Files Of Mrs.Basil E.Frankweiler

• It was written in 1967,and the author is E.L.
  Konigsburg.

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About The Author

• E.L. Konigsburg was born in New York City.She was
  born in the1930s.Also,she wrote 15 books.Also,2
  of them A View from Saturday,and From The Mixed
  Up Files Of Mrs.Basil E. Frankweiler won the
  Newbery Award.E.L. Konigsburg is a great author
  and everyone should read her books!

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Why The Author Became A Writer

• The author became a writer because she felt a
  growing desire to write.She wrote a about her 3
  sons and former students.

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Why The Author Wrote The Book

• She wrote the book because the kids loved her
  books.It gave her courage to write more.

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Setting Of The Story

• The setting is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
  because they hide there.Also,they are in
  Mrs.Basil E. Frankweilers mansion because an
  answer to a mystery and its there.

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Main Character In The Story

• Claudia is the main and she is eager.On page 131
  Claudia is eager to find out who the mystery
  statue maker is.But Mrs.Basil E. Frankweiler is
  not letting her know.She keeps saying let me
  know so she is persistent in a way too.

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Secondary Character In The Story

• Jamie is the secondary character and he is a
  greedy cheapskate.He cheats on his friends like
  Bruce.On page 5 it says he cheats with cards to
  get money.He is greedy because he didnt want to
  take a cab ,instead they walk everywhere.Jamie is
  both greedy and a cheapskate.

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In The Beginning

• In the beginning Claudia and Jamie Kincaid are
  running away from their parents.They do this
  because they do all the chores.So they go to the
  Metropolitan Museum of Art because its a great
  place to hide.When they got there they didnt
  know what hit them they were suddenly trying to
  figure out a mystery.

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In The Middle

• In the middle Jamie and Claudia are trying to
  find out the mystery of Michelangelo.They do find
  a clue and its Michelangelos mason mark but the
  museum already knew that.So they go on the
  Harford express to go to Connecticut where
  Mrs.Basil lives.So they can figure out the
  mystery.

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The Story Ends

• When they got to Mrs.Basils house the butler
  would not let them in but after a long while he
  does.When they got inside the house they see that
  the office is like a labrotory except the rows
  and rows of file cabinets.They want to know about
  the Italian Renaissance and the angel
  statue.Mrs.Basil is not letting them know if
  Michelangelo made the angel.Then she lets them
  have an hour to figure it out.They came up with a
  list and look under every word in the list.Then
  Jamie said oh baloney a habit word and Claudia
  figured it out because Bologna,Italy is where it
  was made,and it was made by Michelangelo himself.

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Book Recommendation

• This book was a great book and all people should
  read it.I would recommend it to people who like
  adventures.Also,to people who like reading nail
  biters.If you ever read it youd love it!!!!!!