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

Let's talk about Claudia Kinkaid, the star of the story (or at least she really wants to be). For a twelve-year-old, Claudia really knows how to carry the plot and create a presence. For good or fo...

Her name is in the title of the book, so Mrs. Frankweiler must be a pretty important character, right? Right. As the narrator of the story, Mrs. Frankweiler tells us all about Claudia and Jamie's a...

Jamie Kinkaid sure is a funny kid. As Claudia describes him, he's a total tightwad with his money, but that's why she takes him along. He's also obviously the most bearable of her siblings, and the...

This whole stinkin' book is addressed to someone named Saxonberg. But wait, the book doesn't have to do anything with Saxonberg (or so we think). Hmmm.It's an interesting choice of narration, that'...

We don't see much of the other Kinkaids. All we know is that Kevin is a brat and the four siblings aren't all that close:Usually, the four Kinkaids neither waited for each other nor walked together...