This book contains the following story:
The City of Ember
School year: Year 7, Year 8, Year 9
No. of pages 288
Published: 2009
Great for age 9-14 years
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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?
This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book features in the following series: City Of Ember, The Book Of Ember, The City Of Ember .
This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.
There are 288 pages in this book. This book was published in 2009 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .
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.
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Ala Award - Notable Children's Book
This book was recognised in the Notable Children's Book category of the Ala Award.
Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Award.
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award.
William Allen White Childens Book Award - Grades 6-8
This book was recognised in the Grades 6-8 category by the William Allen White Childens Book Award.
Florida Sunshine State Book Award
This book was recognised by the Florida Sunshine State Book Award.
Texas Lonestar Reading List
This book was recognised by the Texas Lonestar Reading List.
"Intriguing" -- John Lloyd * The Bookbag *
