Room by Emma Donoghue

I'm not sure if "Room" was based on the actual situation that was in the news a while ago - or if it is just very similar. A college woman is kidnapped and while in captivity has her captives baby. "Room" is a book through the eyes of this child who has never been outside this small shed (room). His mother is so creative and unselfish in trying to make life interesting for him and shielding him from thier captor at the same time. Jack (the boy) is so smart - so endearing and so brave that you LOVE him by the third page. Understandably, when Jack helps them escape the shed his whole world is changed - and all those changes are very scary for someone who has lived such a one dimentional life. I think everyone should read this book - it is such a unique perspective!