{"product_id":"9780578399348","title":"The Hidden Room","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCould you survive in a cave...for a whole year?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing 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 \u003cem\u003eHolodomor\u003c\/em\u003e. You will celebrate the courage of a family who stays positive, even in the face of adversity that threatens their survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor additional information visit williamdurbin.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lake Vermilion Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42440257798205,"sku":"9780578399348","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780578399348_p0.jpg?v=1771569010","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.mom\/products\/9780578399348","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}