The Birthday Room

Ben is delighted when his mellow Uncle Ian, who lives with his ornithologist girlfriend, Crystal, in a rustic old house, invites him to spend part of his summer vacation with them. However, a small incident triggers a series of misunderstandings, turning what was meant to be a pleasant stay into a complicated situation. Additionally, the story includes a subplot about an extraordinary birthday celebration. Two of the things Benjamin Hunter received for his twelfth birthday took him completely by surprise: A room and a letter. The room was from his parents. The letter was from his uncle. Ben was just two years old when he and his uncle, Ian, were last together, so Ben didn't remember him. And no one in Ben's family ever talked about the man. Then the letter arrived, changing Ben's life, and changing his family in unexpected ways. And there was the birthday room.