The Resource Room : a novel, Emma Donoghue
Room : a novel, Emma Donoghue
Resource Information
The item Room : a novel, Emma Donoghue represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 9 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item Room : a novel, Emma Donoghue represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 9 library branches.
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 321 pages
- Isbn
- 9780316098335
- Label
- Room : a novel
- Title
- Room
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Emma Donoghue
- Subject
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- trueLiterary fiction
- Mother and child
- trueAntisocial personality disorders
- Suspense fiction
- Escapes
- Kidnapping
- trueMother and child
- trueCaptives
- Boys
- Psychopaths -- Fiction
- Boys -- Fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Suspense fiction
- trueCanadian fiction
- trueAdult books for young adults
- Kidnapping -- Fiction
- Escapes -- Fiction
- truePsychological fiction
- Fiction
- Mother and child -- Fiction
- trueFirst person narratives
- trueBoys
- Psychopaths
- trueBooks to movies
- Suspense fiction
- trueCaptivity
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Summary
- A five-year-old narrates a story about his life growing up in a single room where his mother aims to protect him from the man who has held her prisoner for seven years since she was a teenager
- Award
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- Alex Award, 2011.
- CBA Libris Award for Fiction Book of the Year, 2011.
- Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Caribbean and Canada: Best Book, 2011.
- Evergreen Award (Ontario), 2011.
- Goodreads Choice Award, 2010.
- Indies' Choice Book Awards, Adult Fiction, 2011.
- Kentucky Bluegrass Award for Grades 9-12, 2012.
- Library Journal Best Books, 2010.
- Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, 2010.
- ALA Notable Book, 2011.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2010
- Awards note
- Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, 2010.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 355706
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1969-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Donoghue, Emma
- Dewey number
- 823/.914
- Index
- no index present
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 730
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Boys
- Mother and child
- Suspense fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Kidnapping
- Psychopaths
- Escapes
- Boys
- Escapes
- Kidnapping
- Mother and child
- Psychological fiction
- Psychopaths
- Suspense fiction
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Room : a novel, Emma Donoghue
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn542263633
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 321 pages
- Isbn
- 9780316098335
- Lccn
- 2010006983
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)542263633
- Label
- Room : a novel, Emma Donoghue
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn542263633
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 321 pages
- Isbn
- 9780316098335
- Lccn
- 2010006983
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)542263633
Subject
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueAntisocial personality disorders
- trueBooks to movies
- Boys
- trueBoys
- Boys -- Fiction
- trueCanadian fiction
- trueCaptives
- trueCaptivity
- Escapes
- Escapes -- Fiction
- Fiction
- trueFirst person narratives
- Kidnapping
- Kidnapping -- Fiction
- trueLiterary fiction
- Mother and child
- trueMother and child
- Mother and child -- Fiction
- Psychological fiction
- truePsychological fiction
- Psychopaths
- Psychopaths -- Fiction
- Suspense fiction
- Suspense fiction
- Suspense fiction
Genre
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueBooks to movies
- trueCanadian fiction
- Fiction
- trueFirst person narratives
- trueLiterary fiction
- truePsychological fiction
- Suspense fiction
Included in
- trueALA Notable Books - Fiction: 2011
- trueAlex Award: 2011
- trueCBA Libris Awards (Canadian Booksellers Association): Fiction Book of the Year
- trueCommonwealth Writers' Prize: Best Book: Regional Award: Caribbean & Canada
- trueForest of Reading Awards: Evergreen Award
- trueGoodreads Choice Awards: 2010
- trueIndies' Choice Book Awards: Adult Fiction
- trueKentucky Bluegrass Award: Grades 9-12
- trueLibrary Journal Top Ten
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Fiction and Poetry: 2010
- trueRogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
- Award
- Alex Award, 2011.
- Award
- CBA Libris Award for Fiction Book of the Year, 2011.
- Award
- Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Caribbean and Canada: Best Book, 2011.
- Award
- Evergreen Award (Ontario), 2011.
- Award
- Goodreads Choice Award, 2010.
- Award
- Indies' Choice Book Awards, Adult Fiction, 2011.
- Award
- Kentucky Bluegrass Award for Grades 9-12, 2012.
- Award
- Library Journal Best Books, 2010.
- Award
- Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, 2010.
- Award
- ALA Notable Book, 2011.
- Award
- New York Times Notable Book, 2010
Library Locations
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Central LibraryBorrow it710 W. Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX, 78701, US30.271302100000 -97.746016800000
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Pleasant Hill Branch Borrow it211 E. William Cannon Blvd., Austin, TX, 78745, US30.1922461 -97.7771661
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