https://padlet.com/cmm22150/ofeme8o8ji1f A book report by Cori Mitchell en-us 2017-05-04 19:23:21 UTC 2017-05-05 02:41:52 UTC hello@padlet.com cmm22150 https://padlet.com/cmm22150/ofeme8o8ji1f/wish/170080278 The book begins with Jack's fifth birthday. We are introduced to the world as he knows it, from his perspective. We go through his daily routine in "room", we hear about all the different furniture that is inside of room and we learn about someone who isn't inside of room, "Old Nick". We also learn that to Jack, everything outside the room is in outer space. Throughout the first part of the book we become familiar with the way that Jack speaks and thinks, and we also know that there isn't something right with the situation they are in.]]> 2017-05-05 01:02:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cmm22150/ofeme8o8ji1f/wish/170080278 cmm22150 https://padlet.com/cmm22150/ofeme8o8ji1f/wish/170081104 During part two Jack's mother tells him the truth about where they are and what happened to them. She tells him about how when she was 19 she got tricked and kidnaped by Old Nick. She told him about how she tried to escape by throwing things at the skylight, screaming, and she even tried to dig out from under the bed. Then in part three they come up with a plan. Jack and his mother pretend that he got really sick and died. Then Old Nick would have to take him out of the room and Jack could run and find someone to help.]]> 2017-05-05 01:12:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cmm22150/ofeme8o8ji1f/wish/170081104 cmm22150 https://padlet.com/cmm22150/ofeme8o8ji1f/wish/170082147 In the fourth part of the book Jack and his mother are free and are staying in the hospital. Jack gets to meet all of his family and he eventually gets to go live with his Grandma. In the end of this part Jacks mother tries to commit suicide.]]> 2017-05-05 01:26:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cmm22150/ofeme8o8ji1f/wish/170082147 cmm22150 https://padlet.com/cmm22150/ofeme8o8ji1f/wish/170082359 Jacks mother survives and eventually gets to go back home. She and Jack live with her parents for a while before they get to move into their own apartment. Before they go the the new apartment though, Jack wants to go back and see the room one last time. His mother takes him and he is surprised to see that it is so much smaller then he remembers. Everything looks the same but there are things that are missing and there isn't a door. Jack finally gets the closure that he needs and is able to move on.]]> 2017-05-05 01:29:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cmm22150/ofeme8o8ji1f/wish/170082359 cmm22150 https://padlet.com/cmm22150/ofeme8o8ji1f/wish/170082586 I was very impressed with this book. It was amazing to see the way that Donoghue was able to show this terrible event from the eyes of such a young boy. It was also interesting to see his vocabulary and ability to form coherent sentences develop over the course of the book. ]]> 2017-05-05 01:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cmm22150/ofeme8o8ji1f/wish/170082586 cmm22150 https://padlet.com/cmm22150/ofeme8o8ji1f/wish/170082696 This book was recently adapted to a movie:]]> 2017-05-05 01:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/cmm22150/ofeme8o8ji1f/wish/170082696