Chamberlin Free Public Library Catalog

The city of Ember /

DuPrau, Jeanne.

The city of Ember / - 1st ed. - New York : Random House, �2003. - 270 pages ; 22 cm. - The Book of Ember ; bk. 1 . - DuPrau, Jeanne. Ember ; 1st bk. .

Assignment day -- A message to the mayor -- Under Ember -- Something lost, nothing found -- On night street -- The box in the closet -- A message full of holes -- Explorations -- The door in the roped-off tunnel -- Blue sky and goodbye -- Lizzie's groceries -- A dreadful discovery -- Deciphering the message -- The way out -- A desperate run -- The singing -- Away -- Where the river goes -- A world of light -- The last message.

In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.

Middle School. 680 Lexile.



Great Stone Face Award Winner, 2005 ALA Notable book. Nutmeg award

0375822739 9780375822735 0375922741 9780375922749 0375822747 9780375822742 0756933951 9780756933951

BR 15120 NLS

2002010239


Fantasy fiction--Juvenile fiction.
Occupations--Juvenile fiction.
Fantasy.


Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Science fiction.

PZ7.D927 / Ci 2003 PS3554.U655 / C58 2003

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