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    Last Night in Twisted River

    John Irving

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

by E. L. Konigsburg

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

Awards

Winner of the 1968 Newbery Medal.
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Synopses & Reviews

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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!

Synopsis:

Having runaway 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.

Synopsis:

When Claudia and Jamie plan to run away from home, they decide that the Metropolitan Museum of Art would be a very comfortable place to live. So they settle in and soon find themselves in the middle of a controversy over the authenticity of a new statue.
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relda666, October 5, 2008 (view all comments by relda666)
This is one of my favorite books from my childhood and one I still enjoy today. The adventures of two children who run away from home, live in a museum, and solve an ages old mystery. Children's literature does not get any better!
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Virginia, November 2, 2006 (view all comments by Virginia)
This was my favorite book when I was in fourth grade. Now I have had the pleasure of reading it again with my daughter. It still rings true. Who wouldn't want to live undiscovered in a museum and roam the exhibits? The book explains questions you might wonder about; how do they get money for food and do they bathe? Yes, they help solve a mystery but what I really love about this book is the sense that the children really hid out in the museum & I wish I could join them.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780689711817
Author:
Konigsburg, E. L.
Author:
Broekel
Illustrator:
Konigsburg, E. L.
Author:
Konigsburg, E. L.
Author:
Konigsburg, E. L.
Publisher:
Aladdin Paperbacks
Location:
New York, NY
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Action & Adventure
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General
Subject:
People & Places - United States
Subject:
Family - Siblings
Subject:
Brothers and sisters
Subject:
Art (painting sculpture artists architecture etc.)
Subject:
New york (n.y.)
Subject:
Runaways
Subject:
New York (City)
Subject:
Brothers and sisters -- Fiction.
Subject:
Mysteries & Detective Stories
Subject:
Action & Adventure - General
Subject:
Museums
Subject:
Self-reliance
Copyright:
1998
Edition Number:
Rev. cover ed.
Edition Description:
B102
Series Volume:
1995
Publication Date:
April 1998
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
168
Dimensions:
7.88x5.16x.47 in. .28 lbs.
Age Level:
08-12
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