The Sixty-Eight Rooms
The Sixty-Eight Rooms Adventures: Book #1
- By: Marianne Malone
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 7 hours 12 minutes
Description
Almost everybody who has grown up in Chicago knows about the Thorne Rooms. Housed in the Children’s Galleries of the Chicago Art Institute, they are a collection of 68 exquisitely crafted miniature rooms made in the 1930s by Mrs. James Ward Thorne. Each of the 68 rooms is designed in the style of a different historic period, and every detail is perfect, from the knobs on the doors to the candles in the candlesticks. Some might even say, the rooms are magic.
Imagine—what if you discovered a key that allowed you to shrink so that you were small enough to 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?
Fans of Chasing Vermeer, The Doll People, and From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler will be swept up in the magic of this exciting art adventure!
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The Sixty-Eight Rooms Adventures Series

The Sixty-Eight Rooms
By: Marianne Malone
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 7 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
Almost everybody who has grown up in Chicago knows about the Thorne Rooms. Housed in the Children’s Galleries of the Chicago Art Institute, they are a collection of 68 exquisitely crafted miniature rooms made in the 1930s by Mrs. James Ward Thorne. Each of the 68 rooms is designed in the style of a different historic period, and every detail is... Read more »
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Stealing Magic: A Sixty-Eight Rooms Adventure
By: Marianne Malone
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 6 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
Ruthie and Jack thought that 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... Read more »
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The Pirate's Coin: A Sixty-Eight Rooms Adventure
By: Marianne Malone
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 5 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
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... Read more »
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The Secret of the Key: A Sixty-Eight Rooms Adventure
By: Marianne Malone
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 6 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
Filled with magic, mystery, miniatures, and adventure, the Sixty-Eight Rooms is the perfect series for fans of Chasing Vermeer, The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, and The Dollpeople!
Chicago sixth graders Ruthie and Jack think they’ve learned everything about the magic of the Art Institute’s Thorne Rooms. But the magic starts to... Read more »