Konigsburg gives us some insights into her writing process, how her kids influence her novels, and bonus, her very own mixed-up files. Easier to write on an Oscar statue, we guess. The title is appropriately changed to The Hideaways. This 1973 film adaptation stars the legendary Ingrid Bergman as Mrs. Movie or TV Productionsįrom the Mixed-Up Files gets the big screen treatment-as well as a hearty dose of 90s fashion-in this 1995 film adaptation of the book.
If you want to look at his paintings and sculptures and learn more about his life, you just need to head on over to Italy. You have to admit, Michelangelo's a pretty big deal. Thinking about running away? Or, um, taking a field trip? Check out the official website of the Met, and get to know Claudia and Jamie's world a little better. Want to dig a little deeper into the imaginative mind of a children's book author? Scholastic has all the dish on E.L. Pretty good for a couple of elementary schoolers.įrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. After all, they come out of their little trip with lighter pockets, quite a story, and a secret that's as old as the Renaissance. ( Source.)īy running away to their museum adventure, the Kinkaid siblings will learn how to stand out and become individuals. perhaps they could discover the secret of a mysterious bargain statue, and in doing so, they could learn a much more important secret-how to be different on the inside, where it counts. But maybe all they needed was their mom's imagination. In The Mixed-Up Files, the Kinkaid kids run away to escape their humdrum lives and to take on something fantastic. In fact, Claudia and Jamie's whole adventure seems to be grounded in Konigsburg's world-as it turns out, she had all the elements for a pretty fantastic tale right in front of her. Her own brood of three kids was the inspiration for the finicky Kinkaid children ( source). That's pretty much the crème de la crème of children's book awards-not too shabby for a rookie.īut this smart lady did have some help. In 1968, Konigsburg became the first writer to receive both the Newbery Medal and the Newbery Honor in the same year. Konigsburg's From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. In a land far, far away (the suburbs of Manhattan), in a world unknown to most (elementary school), Claudia and Jamie Kinkaid are about to embark on the adventure of their lives.
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