The Hidden Room

<p> </p><p><strong>Could you survive in a cave...for a whole year?</strong></p><p><br></p><p>That's the challenge facing fourteen-year-old Jacob. Set in Ukraine during the final months of World War II THE HIDDEN ROOM is based on the true story of a Jewish family who escapes from the Nazis by taking refuge in a remote cave. Jacob adjusts to the hardships of living underground and the dangers of night-time adventures outside the cave. Food is scarce. Darkness bone-chilling cold and the fear of being captured are constant. But a surprising discovery gives his family reason to hope.</p><p><br></p><p>Bringing young readers back to this time of terror THE HIDDEN ROOM reveals little-known but vivid historical details of Ukraine including Stalin's brutal pre-war campaign of forced starvation known as the <em>Holodomor</em>. You will celebrate the courage of a family who stays positive even in the face of adversity that threatens their survival.</p><p><br></p><p>William Durbin winner of the Great Lakes Book Award and two Minnesota Book Awards is the author of fourteen historical novels including THE BROKEN BLADE; WINTERING; BLACKWATER BEN; DEADMAN'S RAPIDS co-authored with his wife Barbara; THE DARKEST EVENING; and three books in Scholastic's My Name is America Series.</p><p>For additional information visit williamdurbin.com</p><p> </p><p> </p>