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DuPrau, Jeanne

The City of Ember

275 pp. | Random | May, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-375-82273-9 $$15.95 | Library ISBN 0-375-92274-1 $$17.99
(2) 4-6 The city of Ember has no natural light, and the blackouts of its antiquated electrical grid are coming more and more frequently: "disaster was right around the corner." So thinks Doon, a curious twelve-year-old who, along with his spirited schoolmate Lina, determines to save the city. The writing is agreeably spare and remarkably suspenseful; fans will be pleased to know that there's plenty of room for a sequel.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2003

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