The Black Room (Lost) - Softcover

Cross, Gillian

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ISBN 10: 0192754343 ISBN 13: 9780192754349

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2007

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At the end of The Dark Ground, Robert finally managed to escape from the tiny underground world in which he had found himself trapped. He needed Lorn's help to do it, and he had to leave her behind. Now, back in his own world and his own size again, he realises that Lorn will die if she has to
spend the winter underground. To rescue her, he has to do two things: entrust his friend Tom with the incredible story of what happened to him, and find the 'real' Lorn above ground.

Using all of their ingenuity, Tom and Rob finally track down the girl for whom they are searching. Her name is Hope, and she's been locked in a pit by her misguided parents. She is filthy, backwards, and completely dependent on others. How can she help Lorn?

Getting Hope out of her prison will take more courage and patience than the boys feel they have. And then they still have to rescue Lorn. Time is ticking away. With each passing second, Lorn feels inexplicably called by a strange force drawing her into the dangerous tunnels of her underground world
while, above ground, Tom and Rob begin the desperate battle to save her.

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About the Author:

Winner of the Carnegie Medal for Wolf
Winner of the Whitbread Award for The Great Elephant Chase
Winner of the Smarties Prize for The Great Elephant Chase
Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Tightrope

From School Library Journal:

Grade 5-8-A sequel to The Dark Ground (Dutton, 2004). Sheltered in an underground cavern, Lorn and her band of miniaturized humans struggle to survive in a cold, dangerous, and hostile world. Above their heads, Tom, a normal-sized human boy, walks his dog in a park near his home, observes Rob, and ponders his old friend's recent personality changes. As chapters shift between the small, vulnerable people and the young adults interacting above them, Tom learns that Rob had consciously entered a tiny double of himself, and that Lorn and her friends came to his rescue in a landscape made alien by Rob's relative size in The Dark Ground (Dutton, 2004). Back to his normal size, he is trying to help Lorn and her friends as best he can. Tom's chance encounter with a mentally retarded boy leads Rob and Tom to an underground black room, where the boy's horribly abused sister, Hope-clearly Lorn's double-is imprisoned. Shifting perspectives, cliff-hanger chapter endings, and fast-paced action paired with believable, sympathetic characters make this a compelling read. Hope's father is a terrifying antagonist, relentlessly pursuing the boys who seek to return his daughter to her rightful mind. Their quest is fulfilled in an unexpected way, but the rules governing the trilogy's fantasy elements are left unexplained. A mysterious blue-eyed man seems to be involved. This fantasy thriller amply satisfies readers' appetites, all the while arousing their hunger for the final volume.-Margaret A. Chang, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams
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