SOLVED. Survival story somewhat similar to Hunger Games [s]

[Simi]

Shanna_redwind wrote: "Was it science fiction? I remember something like this (the title is lost to me) where there was groups of children and some working alone, and boxes that they moved around and hid behind. I'm su..."

I'm not sure if aliens were involved. So far, Corridor seems to be the closest to what I'm remembering. I look forward to seeing what responses you get in your thread.

[Simi]

Erin wrote: "I'm sorry you haven't located your book, but I've added nearly every one mentioned above to my wish list, so thanks for asking the question, anyway! =)"

I believe Corridor may be my answer. I'll update everyone once I'v read it.
Just like you, I've amassed quite the collection of books I'd love to read.

[Simi]

Michele wrote: "Notes on the Hauter Experiment: A Journey Through the Inner World of Evelyn B. Chestnut for bookel's click.

I was going to suggest House of Stairs as a 100% match bu..."

:D Glad to have caught so many readers' attention. My inclination is strong for Corridor. I'll post as soon as I've read to let you know if that's the right book.

[Simi]

Ann aka Iftcan wrote: "I sent Simi a PM. We'll see if she answers or not."

Thanks for the PM - I have no clue why I haven't received upadates on this thread, so I had no idea how many people had shown an interest and provided suggestions.

Let's see if Corridor ends up being the one.

[Rafi]

It really does sound exactly like House of Stairs.

[Simi]

Rafi wrote: "It really does sound exactly like House of Stairs."

I'll have to be fair and read both House of Stairs and Corridor before coming to any conclusion. I'll keep everyone posted. Thank you Rafi :)

[Simi]

Ach - I thought Corridor might be the book, and my memory was faulty about when I'd read it. But there is no way I read this book after 2012, when Corridor was published.

House of Stairs makes it to the top of my TBR list so I can check if that's the book.

[Kara]

This sounds similar to something I remember reading when I was young. Was it a psychological experiment? Does it open with a girl waking up and having no idea where she is?

[bookel]

House of Stairs by William Sleator is on openlibrary.org here as an ebook you can borrow for 2 weeks (can return at any time), if you wanted to check it. Free to use the site and borrow.

[Abby]

Simi, were Corridor or House of Stairs your book?

[bookel]

Bump.

[Kate]

Simi hasn't posted on this thread since 2014. If Simi doesn't respond to this, it should be moved to Query Abandoned by Poster.

[Simi]

Apologies all! I've been away from Goodreads for a while.

The book was "House of Stairs" after all.

Thank you for all the help (and great recommendations to follow up on). To those who were curious, I would recommend this read.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

House of Stairs now queried ten times. I don't think that's the record, however.