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The Sixty-Eight Rooms

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 3,867 Ratings and 781 Reviews

Book 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 i... More
Book Information
PublisherRandom House Books For Young Readers
BindingHardcover (10 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages288
ISBN-100375857109
ISBN-13978-0375857102
Publication Date02/23/2010
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About Marianne Malone (Author) : Marianne Malone is a published author of children's books. Published credits of Marianne Malone include The Sixty-Eight Rooms.
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About Greg Call (Illustrator) : Greg Call is a published author and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Greg Call include Up and Down the Scratchy Mountains, Gold in the Hills: ... more
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9/7/2010 Mary Sandford said: I really liked the premise of this book, time travel and shrinking to fit the Thorne Rooms at the Chicago Art Institute. The writing no so much. POV slips, lots of telling and predictable plot were disappointing.
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4/23/2010 Carmela Martino tagged as: I read

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