5-year-old Jack and his Ma live in Room--a soundproofed and upgraded garden shed--where they are imprisoned by Old Nick, the man who visits Ma at night. Jack has never seen the world Outside, and he isn't really good at distinguishing that from what he sees on TV--but he's smart and quick enough to work with Ma at a daring escape. Once in the outside world, though, Jack and Ma have a lot of adjusting to do, because while Room was the only home--indeed, world--Jack had ever known, it was a horrific prison for Ma. A fascinating story told in Jack's narrative voice.