![]() However, The Prophet of Yonwood, also an allegory, was ridiculous. I understood that because I also understood that these books were written for an upper-elementary school reading audience. There were times when I felt that DuPrau was overstating things issues were presented simplistically, whatever. I realize it and I understand it, and in The City of Ember and The People of Sparks, I appreciated it. Reading these books as an adult, I realize the allegory. DuPrau spouts off during the whole book about random nonsense. That's what it felt like, reading this book, as though DuPrau was less interested in telling the story of how Ember came to be and more about forcing her political views down the reader's throat. The whole time I was reading it, I kept asking myself, "This is really the prequel to the City of Ember?" I can't believe that the editors at Random House actually allowed Jeanne DuPrau to be so self-indulgent. But they agree on walks, naps, and trips in the car to surprise destinations. Ethan is not very fond of reading, for example, and Jeanne doesn't much like chasing squirrels. Jeanne and Ethan get along well, though their interests are different. Jeanne DuPrau doesn't have children, but she has two nephews, a niece, and a dog. She lives in California, where it's easy to grow everything from apples to zinnias. ![]() Jeanne DuPrau doesn't write every minute of every day. So far, she has written four novels, six books of nonfiction, and quite a few essays and stories. So many words to choose from! So many different things that could happen in a story at any moment! Writing is one tough decision after another.īut it's also the most satisfying thing she knows how to do. This gives her courage, because she finds writing very hard. She has this quote taped to her wall: "A writer is someone for whom writing is harder than it is for other people" (Thomas Mann). Jeanne DuPrau spends several hours of every day at her computer, thinking up sentences. This highly acclaimed adventure series has captivated kids and teachers alike for almost fifteen years and has sold over 3.5 MILLION copies!Īn alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here. Or is it already too late to avoid a devastating war?Ī prequel to the modern-day classic The City of Ember. Nickie explores the oddities around her-her great-grandfather's peculiar journals, a reclusive neighbor who studies the heavens, a strange boy who is fascinated with snakes-all while keeping an eye out for ways to help the world. It's a place full of suspicion and mistrust, where one person's visions of fire and destruction have turned the town's citizens against each other. But her new town of Yonwood, North Carolina, isn't what she'd anticipated. ![]() So when the opportunity to move presents itself, Nickie seizes it. But for now, she's an eleven-year-old girl whose father was sent away on some mysterious government project. Nickie will grow up to be one of the first citizens of the city of Ember.
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