Title: The Black Room
First published: April 7, 2005
Description: Robert has come back from a horrible ordeal in a strange parallel world. Now he can't stop thinking about the people he left behind to face a winter that most won't survive. When Robert sees a chance to save his friend Lorn, he is desperate to succeed. But is he prepared for the realities of her world? Meanwhile, Lorn struggles to lead the little band of survivors, even as she feels herself drawn to a secret tunnel where an unknown menace lurks.Seamlessly blending fantasy with a hard-hitting survival tale, Gillian Cross has created a completely original psychological thriller.Praise for The Dark Ground: "Stark but rich, this novel offers readers an unusual and vivid experience." —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Subjects: Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Children's fiction, Fiction Underground caverns, Adventure and adventurers, Fiction, Space and time, Child abuse, Stature, Adventure stories, Juvenile Fiction, Science fiction, Size, Juvenile fiction, Child abuse, fiction, Size and shape, fiction
LC classification: PZ7.C88253 Bl 2006