num_pages: 152
description: The Room on the Roof is Ruskin Bond’s masterpiece of adolescence and coming of age. Written when the author was seventeen, it brilliantly describes the hopes and passions that capture young minds and hearts. A moving tale of love and friendship, it has endured as Bond’s most beloved novel.
language: English
title: The Room on the Roof
titlecomplete: The Room on the Roof
characters: Kishen Kapoor, Meena Kapoor, Rusty, Suri, Ranbir, Somi
genres: Literature, Young Adult, Classics, Childrens, Novels, India, Indian Literature, Adventure, Coming Of Age, Fiction
ratings_count: 9272
places: India
series: Rusty
awards: awardedAt: -410198400000
name: John Llewellyn Rhys Prize
publisher: Penguin Books