I read The Sixty Eight Rooms, written by Marianne Malone. This genre is fiction, and the copyright date is 2011. The sixty eight rooms connect to French, American, and English history, including people. If you’ve grew up in Chicago then you may of hear of the Thorn Rooms. Housed in the Children’s Galleries of the Chicago  Art institute, the thorn rooms have a total of 68 magnificent rooms that’s been beautifully crafted in the style of different historical periods, and every detail is perfect, from the knobs on the door to the instruments (that can even work) and even the candles on the candlesticks. Some might say the rooms are magic. The Sixty-Eight Rooms tells a story about 2 six graders who finds a key with the initials, “CM.” The key allows most people to shrink small enough to explore the room’s secrets. Ruthie Stewart and Jack tucker were best friends for 2 years and now are in the sixth grade, “they were like complementary colors on the color wheel.” One of the reasons Ruthie was even interested in the Thorn Rooms was because Ruthie had always dreamed of having a room to herself, with Claire (who is her sister) she “counted the days till her sister went away to school.” “Six hundred and thirty-five days till she goes to college, Ruthie groaned to herself, an eternity. “  Each room they’ve been exploring has a door or a window that allows you to travel back in time.  For example, “there were two enormous windows with many small panes that looked out into a court with a brick castle wall on one side,” and “some of them were open, and, like in room E24, Ruthie realized they were hearing birds chirping and could feel the breeze coming into the room. “ And off to the distance there were usually someone or something there, this time they heard voices in French. They couldn’t translate any of the words but they definitely didn’t sound friendly. When they actually checked out what was going on Jack’s” jaw dropped; some sort of battle was occurring right outside.” The connections from different times in history strengthen the story by adding suspense and questions. The different time periods they were in had many faults people had to endure. Like the Salem witch where people where hanged because they were a “witch.” And every moment they were inside the Thorn Rooms questions started the buildup. Like how is it possible that only Ruthie can shrink but not jack? And how is it possible that they can travel back in time? Can anything from the past come into the present? But the more they explore and find clues the better chance their questions will be solved. If you love historical fiction and fantasy and adventure and fantasy, with a little mystery solving thrown in, then The Sixty-Eight Rooms will be a book you can’t put down.