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

The story of how Claudia and Jamie Kincaid run away from home and hide in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. They discover a new exhibit, a marble statue of an angel that was a gift from Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. The children research the statue and then visit Mrs. Frankweiler, who helps them uncover the truth about her gift.