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

Level 3 · Fluent ReadersUS Grades 4–5Lexile 700LAR 4.6–6.7

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Subject Personalities

The real-world subjects this novel study leans into — the depth behind every Knowledge Bank and reading passage.

PRIMARY LENS

🏛 Art History & Museums

The Met, Michelangelo, provenance, and archives — the real art world behind the Angel.

SUPPORTING

🪙 Money, Budgets & Planning

Allowances, treasurers, and $24.43 stretched to the last nickel — the runaway’s quiet engine.

SUPPORTING

🔑 Secrets, Identity & Growing Up

Feeling unappreciated, keeping a secret, and coming home different on the inside.

8-Part Novel Study

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PT1

Part 1 · Chapters 1–2

Claudia’s Plan • Recruiting Jamie • The Train to New York

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PT2

Part 2 · Chapter 3

Forty Blocks • The Vanishing Trick • A Royal Bedroom

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PT3

Part 3 · Chapter 4

School Groups • The Angel • $225 and a Name

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PT4

Part 4 · Chapter 5

Library Research • Angel Moves • Fountain Bath & Coins

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PT5

Part 5 · Chapter 6

Sunday Prayer • The Velvet Imprint • Bookstore Evidence • An Anonymous Letter

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PT6

Part 6 · Chapter 7

The P.O. Box • A Mastaba Lesson • Delivering the Letter

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PT7

Part 7 · Chapter 8

The United Nations • The Museum’s Reply • Evidence Has Limits • Farmington Next

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PT8

Part 8 · Chapters 9–10 · Final

One Hour • The BOLOGNA File • The Secret Sealed

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