Humanities Moments

“You don’t just run, you run to some place wonderful.”

Contributed by Deborah Ross, U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 2nd District
Egyptian cat statuette at Metropolitan Museum of Art
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler turned Deborah Ross’s world upside down. Kongisberg’s book, which just celebrated its 50th anniversary, chronicles the adventures of Claudia and her brother, who run away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The book kindled Ross’s imagination so much that when she visited the museum with her parents, she retraced the protagonist’s steps in search of the Egyptian cat, the fountain, and Michelangelo’s sculpture.

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“You don’t just run, you run to some place wonderful.”

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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler turned Deborah Ross’s world upside down. Kongisberg’s book, which just celebrated its 50th anniversary, chronicles the adventures of Claudia and her brother, who run away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The book kindled Ross’s imagination so much that when she visited the museum with her parents, she retraced the protagonist’s steps in search of the Egyptian cat, the fountain, and Michelangelo’s sculpture.

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

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Deborah Ross, U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 2nd District

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deborah-ross-someplace-wonderful

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