Bibliograph

The sixty-eight rooms, Marianne Malone

Type

Label

The sixty-eight rooms, Marianne Malone

Language

eng

Form of composition

not applicable

Format of music

not applicable

Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Main title

The sixty-eight rooms

Music parts

not applicable

Oclc number

696222127

Responsibility statement

Marianne Malone

Summary

In the 1930s, Mrs. James Ward Thorne crafted 68 rooms at the Children's Galleries of the Chicago Art Institute. Known at the Thorne Rooms, each of the 68 rooms are designed to fit a different historic period. Now, sixth graders Ruthie and Jack are about to discover the magic the Thorne Rooms have to offer

Table Of Contents

A better-than-average field trip -- What Jack found -- Ruthie braves it -- Mr. Bell -- A second attempt -- The plan -- Mrs. McVittie -- Jack's idea -- Sophie -- Attacked! -- A voice from the past -- The uses of duct tape -- A boy named Thomas -- A wish fulfilled -- A surprising discovery -- Detective work and ringing bells -- A dusty old shop -- Solved! -- Something left behind

Target audience

juvenile

Transposition and arrangement

not applicable

resource.variantTitle

68 rooms

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