From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by Lensey Namioka
Thursday, May 13, @ 7-7:50 p.m.

Join us for a special book club for girls in third grade and older and their moms (grandmothers, aunts, or other adult females in their lives) to discuss From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg. This book discussion will be facilitated by one of our local moms!

When suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn't just want to run from somewhere she wants to run to somewhere--to a place that is comfortable, beautiful, and preferably elegant. She chooses the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Knowing that her younger brother, Jamie, has money and thus can help her with the serious cash flow problem she invites him along.

Once settled into the museum, Claudia and Jamie, find themselves caught up in the mystery of an angel statue that the museum purchased at an auction for a bargain price of $250. The statue is possibly an early work of the Renaissance master Michelangelo, and therefore worth millions. Is it? Or isn't it? Claudia is determined to find out. This quest leads Claudia to Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, the remarkable old woman who sold the statue and to some equally remarkable discoveries about herself.

Register online, by phone at (203) 775-6241 or at the Checkout Desk. Book must be read by 4/29/10. Copies of the book are available at the Checkout Desk.