Fans of magic, mystery, and adventure will love the third "The
Sixty-Eight Rooms Adventure--"a perfect next step for kids who love
the Magic Tree House series," "and just right for readers who love
"Chasing Vermeer, The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler,
and Wonderstruck. "Sixth Graders Ruthie and Jack return to the Art
Institute of Chicago's magical Thorne Rooms. During a school
presentation, Ruthie and Jack discover that their classmate Kendra
is descended from Phoebe Monroe, the young slave they befriended
when they traveled to 19th-century South Carolina. Kendra tells
them that long ago her family lost their good name and their
business selling herbal remedies when mobsters accused them of
stealing the recipes Only Ruthie and Jack know the truth--because
only they know about the secret ledger that Phoebe wrote the
recipes in long ago Ruthie and Jack's mission to clear Kendra's
name takes them back to the Thorne Rooms, where a mysterious old
coin leads them to 1753 Cape Cod and to Jack's own ancestor . . .
the pirate Jack Norfleet But playing with history can be
"dangerous" Suddenly, Jack's very existence is in jeopardy Can
Ruthie and Jack find the proof they need to help Kendra? And can
they fix the past and save Jack's future . . . before it's too
late?
Here's What People Are Saying about The Sixty-Eight Rooms
Adventures
"""The New York Times: """
""Irresistible."
""Chicago Sun-Times: ""
"Exhilarating."
""Chicago Tribune:
"""Marianne Malone has tapped into a fantasy that is . . .
completely universal.""
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"From the Hardcover edition."
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