ceelove

I just re-read "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler," and was completely delighted with the characters. There are almost no grown-ups, the plot is kid-driven, though it starts with an un-happy 10(?) year old deciding to run away from home, so I could see how that might be challenging material. But she and her kid-brother who is 7(?) act like empowered, thoughtful, careful, intelligent and clever kids, even though they are still totally kids.