Room

A very powerful story about the relationship between a boy and his mother. The mother has been held prisoner by Old Nick, a man who kidnapped her 7 years prior. Her son Jack, a child conceived in rape, lives the first five years of his life in a single room with his mother in a shed in Old Nick's backyard. Then they escape, and Jack has to learn about the world outside Room, the place he has spent his entire life. The book is written from Jack's POV in his very idiosyncratic language. It's a heart touching and powerful book.