The Metropolitans

About the book

From The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler combined with The Apothecary comes a captivating mystery that transcends time, courtesy of the talented Carol Goodman!

On the fateful day of the Pearl Harbor attack by Japan, four thirteen-year-olds find themselves drawn to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. There, a quirky curator is on the hunt for four exceptionally brave individuals to locate the missing pages of the Kelmsbury Manuscript, an ancient book of Arthurian legends hidden within the museum's vast collection. These pages hold the key to preventing a potential second attack on American soil.

Little do Madge, Joe, Kiku, and Walt know that the Kelmsbury Manuscript is already starting to influence them. As they develop special abilities and start to feel the emotions of legendary figures like King Arthur and Queen Guinevere, they are faced with decisions of courage, friendship, love, and betrayal. Are they merely enacting a tale that has played out countless times in history? Or can they shape their own destiny at the Metropolitan Museum of Art?