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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Fans of magic, mystery, and adventure will love the first exciting" Sixty-Eight Rooms Adventure--"the perfect next step for kids who loved the Magic Tree House series," "and readers who love "Chasing Vermeer, The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, " and "Wonderstruck" Almost everybody who has grown up in Chicago knows about the Thorne Rooms. Housed in the deep inside the Chicago Art Institute they are a collection of 68 exquisitely crafted miniature rooms. Each room is set in a different historic period, and every detail is perfect. Some might even say, the rooms are "magic." Imagine--what if on a field trip, you discovered a key that allowed you to shrink so that you could sneak inside and explore the rooms' secrets? What if you discovered that others had done so before you? And that someone had left something important behind?
The "New York Times"
"Irresistible."
"Chicago Sun-Times:
""Exhilarating."
"Chicago Tribune: "
"Marianne Malone has tapped into a fantasy that is . . . completely universal."

Fans of magic, mystery, and adventure will love this rollicking sequel to "The Sixty-Eight Rooms--"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 thought their adventures in the Thorne Rooms were over, until miniatures from the rooms start to disappear. Is it the work of the art thief who's on the loose in Chicago? Or has someone else discovered the secret of the Thorne Rooms' magic? Ruthie and Jack's quest to stop the thief takes them from modern day Chicago to 1937 Paris to antebellum South Carolina. But as more items disappear, including the key that allows them to shrink and access the past worlds, what was once just an adventure becomes a life and death race against the clock. Can Ruthie and Jack catch the thief and help the friends they meet on the way before the magic--and the rooms--are destroyed forever?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.""