The City of Ember

The City of Ember

by JeanneDuPrau (Author)

Synopsis

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 people of Ember listen to them?

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: Film tie-in ed
Publisher: Corgi Childrens
Published: 02 Oct 2008

ISBN 10: 0552559989
ISBN 13: 9780552559980
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: The film tie-in edition to this gripping and intriguing thriller set in an all-too-possible future. Now a major blockbuster starring Bill Murray, Tim Robbins and Liz Smith.

Author Bio
THE CITY OF EMBER was the debut novel from exciting new American writer, Jeanne DuPrau. Having been a teacher, an editor and a technical writer, Jeanne DuPrau now writes fiction full-time. She lives in California.