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. — from Amazon.com ...

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Instead, I feel a great affection for the automat thanks to one incredibly formative children’s book: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler, by E.L. Konigsburg.

If you haven't read From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler since grade school, here's a quick primer on the plot. At 12 years old, Claudia Kincaid decides to run away from home, and ...