From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

by E. L. Konigsburg

1967•Adventure•162 pages

Taste attributes: adventuremysteryfamilyfresh & originalwholesomelightlinearenclosedall consuming questsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA warm-hearted, contained adventure novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.2 / 5

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About This Book

Having run away with her younger brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia strives to keep things in order in their new home and to become a changed person and a heroine to herself.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

AdventureMysteryFamilyAll consuming questSolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnlikely connections

Subjects

Juvenile fictionRunawaysSelf-relianceBrothers and sistersHistoryMuseumsNewbery MedalRunaway children

Details

Author
E. L. Konigsburg
Published
1967
Pages
162
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