{"product_id":"the-sixty-eight-rooms-paperback","title":"The Sixty-Eight Rooms - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarianne Malone\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGreg Call\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe perfect next step for kids who love the Magic Tree House series\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003etime travel, mystery, and adventure!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlmost everybody who has grown up in Chicago knows about the Thorne Rooms. Housed 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 \u003ci\u003emagic.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEleven-year-olds Jack and Ruthie are about to find out! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"Irresistible.\"--The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Marianne Malone has tapped into a fantasy that is . . . completely universal.\"--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A solid story. Recommend this book to fans of Blue Balliett's \u003ci\u003eChasing Vermeer\u003c\/i\u003e.\"--School Library Journal\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMARIANNE MALONE is the mother of three grown children, a former art teacher, and the cofounder of the Campus School Middle School for Girls in Urbana, Illinois. She and her husband divide their time between Urbana and Washington, DC. This is her first novel. You can visit her Web site at MarianneMalone.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.6 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sixty-Eight Rooms\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755645698336,"sku":"9780375857119","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/527732c47e06971a9bdb467f79da39a2.webp?v=1780064618","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-sixty-eight-rooms-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}