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The Sixty-Eight Rooms
The Sixty-Eight Rooms | Marianne Malone
7 posts | 8 read | 15 to read
Almost everybody who has grown up in Chicago knows about the Thorne Rooms. Housed in the Childrens 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. Imaginewhat 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! From the Hardcover edition.
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CaitZ
CaitZ
The Sixty-Eight Rooms | Marianne Malone
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Set in the Thorne Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago, two kids find a magic key that lets them explore the rooms. They are aimed at middle graders, but I enjoyed them. #ArtMuseumDay #NovemberNarrative @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

TheBookHippie I love these books and those rooms!!! 1y
Eggs They look fun 🤩 1y
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MMenefee
MMenefee
The Sixty-Eight Rooms | Marianne Malone
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While visiting the Thorne Collection (my favorite!) at the Art Institute of Chicago I learned about this fun series.

Eyelit Aw, that‘s so cool! 5y
MMenefee @Eyelit I want to live that and this series sounds as if it‘ll make that experience happen. 5y
Eyelit I hope that turns out to be true and I look forward to your reviews! 5y
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The Sixty-Eight Rooms | Marianne Malone
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Pickpick

Jack and Ruthie made a great team of junior adventurers. It was nice to see the Thorne Rooms used as a setting! A fun romp with just the right amount of mystery built in.

A video of the Thorne Rooms
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l0frWc-KtWA

#adventure #middlegrade #adventureawaits

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The Sixty-Eight Rooms | Marianne Malone
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Found out about this one from a post by @Chelleo So excited to see what it‘s like. Love the Thorne Rooms and The Art Institute of Chicago.

Chelleo Hope you like it!!! 6y
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Chelleo
Chelleo
The Sixty-Eight Rooms | Marianne Malone
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Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Very interesting middle reader book about the Thorne Miniature Rooms found at the Art Institute of Chicago. Love the idea of the rooms coming to life and allowing you to explore them with a little magical help. #LitsyByTheNumbers #sixty #60 #readingchallenge

RaimeyGallant Sounds like a fun read. 6y
tammysue What a unique and interesting storyline. 6y
Schnoebs Officially excited for this book. The miniatures are one of my favorite exhibits at the institute! 6y
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Chelleo
Chelleo
The Sixty-Eight Rooms | Marianne Malone
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Still chipping away at my #LitsyByTheNumbers #readingchallenge

A fun story of a girl who discovers the ability to shrink herself so that she can explore the Thorne Miniature Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago.

wanderinglynn That‘s a cool challenge. 6y
SW-T Always loved the Thorne Rooms! Book sounds awesome 😊 6y
Chelleo @wanderinglynn It‘s pretty low-key and pairs well with other challenges. 6y
Chelleo @SW-T Same. Stumbled upon the book by chance and am liking it. 6y
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MoonShineBrightxx
MoonShineBrightxx
The Sixty-Eight Rooms | Marianne Malone

"What does the key do"