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

(1977, Fiction - Adventure, Written by E. L. Konigsburg, Illustrated by No Illustrator)

Average Rating by Parents & Educators

They rate this title on for age 6 and up.

They give it five stars

Based on 2 reviews

Average Rating by Kids

They rate this title on for age 3 and up.

They give it five stars

Based on 7 reviews

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Parent & Educator Reviewers Say | Kid Reviewers Say

  1. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 5.0

    It was a good book!

    It is a good book to do a school report on for 5th or 6th graders.

  2. Adult Reviewer
    Anonymous
    I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 5.0

 

Parent & Educator Reviewers Say | Kid Reviewers Say

  1. Kid Reviewer Age 10
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 8 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Educational

    Very good!

    I really liked this, but I think this is better for kids eight and up as the main characters run away. You could have younger kids read it, but they would a) probably need it read to them and b) you would need to talk to them about how the kids in the story run away. This is educational because the kids are living in a museum, so they learn some things (the angle might not be real though). The kids are also very creative: their choice in running away, their bathing station, their money station and more! I think it is a book for girls and boys because the main characters are both a girl and a boy.

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    love it!

    i have read this book by my self and with my mom from the age of 6 to 13. it is such a great book by a fantastic author, a must read!

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in New Jersey
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    one of the best books in the world

    i love this book

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in New Jersey
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in New Jersey
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Great!

    I loved this book! It was wonderfully exciting and interesting. Great for anyone, though prbably best for people a bit younger than 13, more in the 9-12 range, but it's still great.

  6. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 2.0

    All right...

    No bad content in this book- at least not violence, sex, or language. However, it does seem to show that it's all right to run away for no reason. The book is interesting the first couple chapters, then becomes quite hard to continue, out of pure boredom. Not really entertaining for any age. Too slow for the young, not enough plot for the old.

  7. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Minnesota
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 3.0

    I think that this book was pretty good. More for kids about 7-11. I also think that you should read more books by E. L. Konigsburg!

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