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"From one of our most beloved authors, a fascinating excursion into the history behind the place we call home--now richly illustrated with almost four hundred images. A national bestseller, At Home is Bill Bryson's epic chronicle of domestic history. In this lavish new edition, his riveting room-by-room journey of discovery around his house--a Victorian parsonage in southern England--is enhanced by some four hundred carefully selected full color and...
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Sixty-eight rooms adventures volume 2
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Chicago sixth-graders Jack and Ruthie return to the Thorne Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago and once again go back in time while trying to stop an art thief from endangering the miniature rooms.
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Sixty-eight rooms adventures volume 1
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Art Appreciation for Youth
National Art Month (Middle Grades)
OBD Reading Colors Your World Chapter Books - YOUTH
National Art Month (Middle Grades)
OBD Reading Colors Your World Chapter Books - YOUTH
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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.
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Sixty-eight rooms adventures volume 4
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In the Art Institute of Chicago's miniature Thorne Rooms, the Thorne Rooms key and a mysterious set of rings lead Ruthie and Jack to new historical eras and a woman who went missing as a young girl.
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Sixty-eight rooms adventures volume 3
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A magical coin coin leads sixth-graders Ruthie and Jack to 1753 Massachusetts and to Jack's pirate ancestor when they return to the Art Institute of Chicago's miniature Thorne Rooms on a mission to restore an African American family's reputation.
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"Jane Darrowfield is using her retirement years to work as a professional busybody in her West Cambridge, Massachusetts community--but this time her client is a woman next door who thinks someone is following her... Megan, who's purchased the house next to Jane's, needs some help from her snooping neighbor. Megan's been having blackouts, hearing voices--and feeling like someone's following her. Are these symptoms of an illness--or signs that she's...
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"Like a character in a Hitchcock movie, Dave McOmie travels the country breaking into bank vaults, cracking jewelry safes, and decoding unbreakable codes secured deep in government facilities. He's never been arrested or charged with a crime, because--it's his job! Safecracker reveals a shadowy world where tumblers are twirled, skeletons are exposed, and longstanding mysteries are solved. You'll ride shotgun with Dave for one crazy week, beginning...
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"Enjoy an organized, beauty-filled life no matter what size your space is! In this practical book, you'll learn how to : Evaluate your space to see if it's functioning at its best ; Make the most of existing storage space and find clever ways to add more ; Arrange furnishings and accessories that maximize space and bring harmony and style to your home ; [and] Live graciously in a small space with others. Whether you're an empty nester who's downsizing,...
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Sixty-eight rooms adventures volume 3
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Sixth graders Jack and Ruthie return in their third adventure in the Art Institute of Chicago's magical Thorne Rooms! During a school presentation, Ruthie and Jack discover that their classmate Kendra is descended from Phoebe Monroe, the young slave they befriended when they traveled to 19th-century South Carolina. Kendra tells them that long ago her family lost their good name and their business selling herbal remedies when mobsters accused...
10) At home
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Surprised by how little he knew of the things that made his home life so comfortable, author Bill Bryson decided study each room in his house and discover how they came to be. Here, with trademark humor and wit, Bryson chronicles the history of domesticity.
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Everything's Eventual: Dinky, a pizza delivery boy, gets hired by a stranger for a unique and awesome job. Autopsy Room Four: When Howard wakes up, he is being rolled into an autopsy room. The Little Sisters of Eluria: Roland is a gunslinger in a deserted town and gets ambushed. Luckey Quarter: Darlene receives a quarter for a tip, and lets that quarter take her for a ride. The Road Virus Heads North: an author buys a creepy painting that was painted...
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