Angel statue

Author: E.L. Konigsburg
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: The Angel's Tale is one of the best original stories. The vivid characters and simple, humorous language make this story fresh and interesting. – Book Review This book contains all the elements that can attract readers – humor, suspense, and strategy. – School Library Journal Claudia is tired of the monotonous life at home. She has to wash dishes and clean the trash can every day. She wants to do something unexpected, so she meticulously plans a "runaway." Her destination is the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and her companion is her both rich and stingy brother, Jamie. In the heavily guarded Metropolitan Museum of Art, the two of them miraculously spend a week! During this time, a small angel statue suspected to be carved by Michelangelo is on display at the museum. Claudia is immediately captivated by the statue and is determined to find out who made it. However, they have no clues at all, and their money is running out. Claudia is unwilling to go home this ordinary way, so she and her brother use their last bit of money and finally find the original owner of the statue, Mrs. Frankweiler. Up to this point, can the truth be revealed? This book won the 1968 Newbery Medal for Children's Literature.
Claudia is tired of the monotonous life at home. She has to wash dishes and clean the trash can every day. She wants to do something unexpected, so she meticulously plans a "runaway." Her destination is the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and her companion is her both rich and stingy brother, Jamie. In the heavily guarded Metropolitan Museum of Art, the two of them miraculously spend a week! During this time, a small angel statue suspected to be carved by Michelangelo is on display at the museum. Claudia is immediately captivated by the statue and is determined to find out who made it. However, they have no clues at all, and their money is running out. Claudia is unwilling to go home this ordinary way, so she and her brother use their last bit of money and finally find the original owner of the statue, Mrs. Frankweiler. Up to this point, can the truth be revealed? This book won the 1968 Newbery Medal for Children's Literature.