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Frankweiler lets them go through her oddly arranged files.Īnd lo and behold, the mystery is solved! The angel really was done by Michelangelo, and Claudia cries when she finds out. Those resourceful (and kind of pushy) kids finally find the angel's secret after Mrs. Frankweiler-and demand that she tells them the angel's secret. They decide to take a little trip on the train out to Connecticut, where they confront the previous owner of the statue-one Mrs. We mean, they've been researching the angel statue for less than a week and they still don't know whether it's a legitimate Michelangelo? Geez. When they can't find much at the museum and the library, Claudia and Jamie are understandably frustrated. Climax (Crisis, Turning Point) Over the River and Through the Woods How a couple of kids are going to do the work of a bunch of art analysts and historians is beyond us (and them), but they're ready.Īlong the way, they get almost-caught a bunch of times and almost-run out of money, but they keep on keepin' on. They're going to find out the statue's origins. When they discover that the museum has an angel statue that was purchased for $225 and may or may not have been carved by Michelangelo, they decide that this is it-their chance to be heroes. (Not creepy at all.) They're definitely on an adventure, but they don't know where it will lead. The kiddos sneak into the museum and manage to stay there after it closes by avoiding the guards and sleeping in a 16th-century bed that someone was murdered in. Rising Action (Conflict, Complication) Night at the Museum In the exposition, it's all about planning, planning, planning-and keeping their fingers crossed that they don't get caught. Here's how it's going to go down: they'll escape by hiding on the school bus until everyone gets off, and then they'll take the train into New York City (a fitting place to run away to).

She clues her brother into the whole situation, and together, they come up with their daring plan. In the initial set-up, we see Claudia as a particularly hard-headed little girl, though she'd hate it if anyone called her that. Exposition (Initial Situation) The RunawaysĬlaudia Kinkaid decides that she's going to run away-and that her brother Jamie will be going with her (something he doesn't know yet).

From the mixed up files of mrs basil e frankweiler by el konigsburg