Room: a novel
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2010.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Desc:
ix, 321 pages ; 25 cm
Lexile measure:
HL: High-Low 730L
Rating:
HL730L
Status:
East Hampton Adult Fiction
FIC DON
Description
Narrator Jack and his mother, who was kidnapped seven years earlier when she was a 19-year-old college student, celebrate his fifth birthday. They live in a tiny, 11-foot-square soundproofed cell in a converted shed in the kidnapper's yard. The sociopath, whom Jack has dubbed Old Nick, visits at night, grudgingly doling out food and supplies. But Ma, as Jack calls her, proves to be resilient and resourceful--and attempts a nail-biting escape.
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East Hampton Adult Fiction
FIC DON
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Bethany/Clark Adult Collection
FIC DON
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Bill (LPL) Adult Fiction
F Donoghue
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Branford/Blackstone Adult Fiction
FICTION
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Durham Adult Fiction
FIC DON
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East Haddam/Moodus Adult Fiction
Fic Don
Lost and Paid
East Haddam/Rathbun A Fiction
FIC DON
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East Lyme Public Adult Fiction
Donoghue, Emma (Room)
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East Lyme Public Adult Fiction
Donoghue, Emma (Room)
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Essex Adult Fiction
DONOGHUE
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Gales Ferry (LPL) Adult Fiction
F Donoghue
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Haddam/Brainerd Adult Fiction
FIC DONOGHUE
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Hamden/Brundage Community Adult Fiction
FIC/DONOGHUE
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Hamden/Miller Adult Fiction
FIC/DONOGHUE
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Hamden/Miller Adult Fiction
FIC/DONOGHUE
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Hamden/Whitneyville Adult Fiction
FIC/DONOGHUE
On Shelf
Ivoryton Adult Fiction
F DON
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Lyme Adult Fiction
FIC DON
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Madison/Scranton Adult Fiction
F DONOGHUE
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Middlefield/Coe Adult Collection
FIC DONOGHUE
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Mitchell College Book Stacks
PR6054 .O547 R66 2010
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New London Adult Fiction
FIC DONOGHUE
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North Branford/Atwater Adult Fiction
Fiction Donoghue
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North Branford/Smith Adult Fiction
Fiction Donoghue
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North Haven Adult Fiction
Fiction Donoghue, Emma
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North Stonington/Wheeler Adult Fiction
FIC DONOGHUE (SEP 10)
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Norwich/Otis Adult Fiction
F DONOGHUE
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Old Lyme A Fiction
FIC DONOGHUE
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Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Fiction
F DONOGHUE
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Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Rotation Collection
ROTATION COLLECTION F DONOGHUE
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Orange/Case Adult Fiction Book
Fiction Donoghue
Due Jul 12, 2025
Orange/Case Adult Fiction Book
Fiction Donoghue
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Preston Adult Fiction
F DONOGHUE, Emma
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Stony Creek/Willoughby Wallace Adult Fiction
FIC DON
Lost and Paid
Stony Creek/Willoughby Wallace Adult Fiction
FIC DON
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Wallingford Adult Fiction
DONOGHUE
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West Haven Louis Piantino Adult Fiction
FIC DONOGHUE
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West Haven Main Adult Fiction
FIC DON
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Westbrook Adult Fiction
F DON
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Woodbridge Adult Fiction
FIC DONOGHUE
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More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780316098328, 9780316098335
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 4.1, 13 Points
Level 4.1, 13 Points
Lexile code:
HL: High-Low
Lexile measure:
730
Notes
Description
Narrator Jack and his mother, who was kidnapped seven years earlier when she was a 19-year-old college student, celebrate his fifth birthday. They live in a tiny, 11-foot-square soundproofed cell in a converted shed in the kidnapper's yard. The sociopath, whom Jack has dubbed Old Nick, visits at night, grudgingly doling out food and supplies. But Ma, as Jack calls her, proves to be resilient and resourceful--and attempts a nail-biting escape.
Target Audience
HL730L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,UG,4.1,13,143569
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Donoghue, E. (2010). Room: a novel. Little, Brown and Co.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Donoghue, Emma, 1969-. 2010. Room: A Novel. Little, Brown and Co.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Donoghue, Emma, 1969-, Room: A Novel. Little, Brown and Co, 2010.
MLA Citation (style guide)Donoghue, Emma. Room: A Novel. Little, Brown and Co, 2010.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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