The Pirate’s Coin: A Sixty-Eight Rooms Adventure

Step through the magical Thorne Rooms once again in the third enchanting installment of Marianne Malone’s beloved Sixty-Eight Rooms Adventure series. Perfect for readers who devoured Chasing Vermeer, The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, and Wonderstruck, this is a story that crackles with mystery, history, and the kind of magic that makes you want to curl up by a rainy window and forget the world.

Sixth graders Ruthie and Jack are back at the Art Institute of Chicago, where a school presentation reveals an astonishing secret: their classmate Kendra is descended from Phoebe Monroe, the young enslaved girl they once befriended in 19th-century South Carolina. When Kendra shares that her family’s good name was stolen along with their herbal remedy recipes, Ruthie and Jack know they hold the key to clearing it.

Their quest leads them to a mysterious old coin, which whisks them away to 1753 Cape Cod, where they come face-to-face with Jack’s own ancestor, the pirate Jack Norfleet. But tampering with the past has consequences. Soon, Jack’s very existence hangs in the balance.

Critics adore this series:

• The New York Times: “Irresistible.”
• Chicago Sun-Times: “Exhilarating.”
• Chicago Tribune: “Marianne Malone has tapped into a fantasy that is . . . completely universal.”

A perfect next step for graduates of the Magic Tree House series, The Pirate’s Coin is the kind of book young readers (ages 8–12) will press into a friend’s hands. Salty sea air, pirate intrigue, and a little time-travel magic? Yes, please.

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