Jack is a typical 5-year-old. He likes reading books, watching cartoons, and playing with his mother. But Jack's life has been anything but typical. He has lived his entire life in a single room. In Room, he tells us, he sleeps in Wardrobe, jumps on Bed, and plays on Rug. But nightly visits from Old Nick terrify him and his mother. The reader soon realizes that Jack's mother was abducted by Old Nick 6 years before, and Jack was born in this room and has never left it. But Jack's mother soon picks up on clues that Old Nick will not be able to keep them much longer and she plans their escape.
This is a wonderful book! Jack's voice as the narrator is believable, endearing, and heart-breaking.
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