01 May 2009

Lina Mayfleet: Ember Series by Jeanne DuPrau


Ember Series:
1. City of Ember
3. The People of Sparks
5. The Diamond of Darkhold
(This series has two books that fall between these but they take place many years before the City of Ember and feel like a separate series.)
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Strength Rating: 4
Recommend: 3

City of Ember

The city of Ember is a city with no natural light. It is either under ground or perhaps covered by a dome that blocks out the sun. Electricity is of from six a.m. to nine p.m. each day. Everything needed for the city is kept in the giant storage facility or grown in one of the five green houses.

At the age of 12, kids finish school and start working. Each year there are jobs that need to be filled by the 12 year olds. In this year's class, Lina becomes a messenger and Doon works in the Pipeworks - the underground water system that supplies water from the river to each building in Ember.

In the 214th year of the city, supplies are beginning to run low. And the generator is having problems and causing black outs. Doon has noticed that the city is starting to look older. He is convinced that he can improve the generator if he can only gain access to it. Lena is happy just running through the town delivering messages.

When Lina's grandmother finds a box with an ancient message inside, they try to make sense of it to find salvation for the city. Unfortunately, before Lena finds the message her baby sister has chewed some of the important parts.

Using the incomplete message and what they know of the city, Lina and Doon will fight to save the people of Ember.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

in school were reading city of ember,and were at the part where they find a exit.....

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