One MixedUp Night, Catherine Newman
One MixedUp Night, Catherine Newman
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One Mixed-Up Night

Author: Catherine Newman

Narrator: Monika Felice Smith

Unabridged: 3 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/05/2017


Synopsis

Two best friends on the run... to IKEA.
 
Frankie and Walter aren’t really running away. Just like the kids in their favorite book, they are running to somewhere. Specifically, a massive furniture store. They’ve been obsessed with the Ikea catalog for years. So they make a plan, pack their backpacks, give their parents the sleepover switcheroo . . . and they’re in.
 
One night all on their own, with no grown-ups or little brothers.
 
One night of couch jumping, pillow forts, and unlimited soda refills.
 
One night of surprises and twinkle lights and secrets they have been keeping—and waiting to share.
 
One unforgettable night in Ikea.

A tribute to the beloved classic From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler!  Only, instead of running away to the Metropolitan Museum, these kids are running away to somewhere a little more modern...

About Catherine Newman

Catherine Newman has written numerous columns, articles, and canned-bean recipes for magazines and newspapers, and her essays have been widely anthologized. She is the author of the novel We All Want Impossible Things; the memoirs Waiting for Birdy and Catastrophic Happiness; the middle-grade novel One Mixed-Up Night; and the bestselling kids’ life-skills books How to Be a Person and What Can I Say? She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Brooke

A fun, fluffy read about spending the night at IKEA! Walter & Frankie have been obsessing over the catalogues for years; it's the perfect place to take a breather. They make it clear they aren't running away, but rather towards something. Frankie feels that Walter hasn't been himself lately & is hop......more

Goodreads review by Diana

This juvenile novel is (enchantingly) set at IKEA, and is a tribute to The Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, a kid's book from the 1960s about kids who run away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The children in The Mixed-Up Files sleep in historical beds and fish coins out of the fountai......more

I loved this. Catherine Newman really understands the tricky emotions of 6th graders, family dynamics, and our complicated feelings about IKEA.......more

Goodreads review by Kit

That was completely ridiculous and adorable.......more


Quotes

“A hilarious, hair-raising page turner, and an iconic portrayal of best friendship. It will be a long, long time before Frankie and Walter decamp from my heart.”—Suzy Becker, author of Kate the Great
 
“A dazzling debut by an author that we will hopefully be hearing much more from in the future. “
– Cammie McGovern, author of Say What Your Will and A Step Toward Falling

“Readers will revel in Frankie and Walter's cathartic romp and learn much about grief, family, and friendship along the way.” – Kirkus Reviews

“An engaging read that deals with deep issues and emotions with a light touch and a pitch-perfect narrative voice.” – The Horn Book