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City of Ember
Jeanne Duprau
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Description for City of Ember
Paperback. Many hundreds of years ago, the city of Ember was created by the Builders to contain everything needed for human survival. It worked - but now the storerooms are almost out of food, crops are blighted, corruption is spreading through the city and worst of all - the lights are failing. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 5AK; YFG. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
Many hundreds of years ago, the city of Ember was created by the Builders to contain everything needed for human survival. It worked - but now the storerooms are almost out of food, crops are blighted, corruption is spreading through the city and worst of all - the lights are failing. Soon Ember could be engulfed by darkness-But when two children, Lina and Doon, discover fragments of an ancient parchment, they begin to wonder if there could be a way out of Ember. Can they decipher the words from long ago and find a new future for everyone? Will the ... Read more
Many hundreds of years ago, the city of Ember was created by the Builders to contain everything needed for human survival. It worked - but now the storerooms are almost out of food, crops are blighted, corruption is spreading through the city and worst of all - the lights are failing. Soon Ember could be engulfed by darkness-But when two children, Lina and Doon, discover fragments of an ancient parchment, they begin to wonder if there could be a way out of Ember. Can they decipher the words from long ago and find a new future for everyone? Will the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Corgi Childrens
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552552387
SKU
V9780552552387
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About Jeanne Duprau
THE CITY OF EMBER is the debut novel from an exciting new American writer, Jeanne DuPrau. Having been a teacher, an editor and a technical writer, Jeanne DuPrau now writes full-time. She lives in California.
Reviews for City of Ember
A good story for those who like a down-to-earth element in their underground fantasies
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Carousel
A gripping read with a powerful sense of place and which leaves the reader eagerly anticipating the sequel
The School Librarian
A fast-paced sci-fi thriller with an exciting and well-constructed plot
Inis
DuPrau . . . is a most ... Read more