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

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

2017 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the beloved classicFrom the Mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.In this winner of the Newbery Medal from E.L. Konigsburg, when suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn't just want to runfrom somewhere, she wants to runto somewhere-to a place that is comfortable, beautiful, and, preferably, elegant.Claudia knew that she could never pull off the old-fashioned kind of running away...so she decided not to run FROM somewhere, but TO somewhere. And so, after some careful planning, she and her younger brother, Jamie, escaped -- right into a mystery that made headlines!From the PublisherClaudia knew that she could never pull off the old-fashioned kind of running away...so she decided not to run FROM somewhere, but TO somewhere. And so, after some careful planning, she and her younger brother, Jamie, escaped -- right into a mystery that made headlines!About the AuthorE.L. Konigsburg is the only author to have won the Newbery Medal and a Newbery Honor in the same year. In 1968,