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The Sixty-Eight Rooms

Marianne Malone (2010)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesThe Sixty-Eight Rooms #1
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.72

Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Not yet tagged

Hero archetypes

Bookish / Nerdy Hero

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Synopsis

Ruthie thinks nothing exciting will ever happen to her until her sixth-grade class visits the Art Institute of Chicago, where she and her best friend Jack discover a magic key that shrinks them to the size of gerbils and allows them to explore the Thorne Rooms--the collection of sixty-eight miniature rooms from various time periods and places--and discover their secrets.

Is The Sixty-Eight Rooms appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A charming magical adventure perfect for middle graders, featuring two sixth-graders who discover a magic key that shrinks them to explore historical miniature rooms. No concerning content—pure imaginative fun with educational historical elements.

What to know going in

This book has no graphic violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Kids will love the idea of being shrunk down to explore magical miniature worlds and discovering secrets in each historical room.

Tags

Historical Fiction ElementsMuseum AdventureEducational Fantasy