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

**10** books similar to *From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler* by E.L. Konigsburg (Middle Grade Mystery · 700L · grades 4–6), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** independence, art, running away, mystery, siblings
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- [A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall](https://readinglist.school/book/a-strange-thing-happened-in-cherry-hall) by Jasmine Warga _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of art and mystery, same genre (Middle Grade Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–6).
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