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Mar 31, 2004 · Our review: Parents say ( 15 ): Kids say ( 83 ): Part dystopian fantasy, part mystery, part code-breaking treasure hunt, this is an intriguing story. Deciphering the clues from the damaged instructions will keep readers guessing, despite some predictable plot twists in the center section, and they will be rooting for the appealing main characters.
Lina Mayfleet and Doon Harrow live in the underground city of Ember. Generations earlier, people known as the Builders created the city. They feared their world was headed for catastrophe and wanted to start a new world in Ember. They secretly left Instructions so that the citizens of Ember would eventually know how to return to the upper world.
Book Summary. Part mystery, part adventure story, this novel provides science fiction for those who do not like science fiction. Ages 9+. The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. Two hundred years later, the great lamps that light the city are beginning to flicker. When Lina finds part of an ancient message, she's sure ...
May 13, 2003 · The City of Ember (Book of Ember #1), Jeanne DuPrau 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.
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading The City of Ember. The storyline follows the standard tale of adolescent children who are brave and smart enough to try and solve their people’s problem. Even though the story has that same skeletal structure, the plot itself is more unique. This book is geared towards readers in the age range of the main ...
In the beginning, the novel doesn't say what, exactly, Ember is, except that it's a city, artificial light is the only light there is, and the only food to eat is canned. Because of that, the readers don't really know what the setting is, and that really makes the book mysterious as well as interesting. There wasn't really anything special ...
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