The city of Ember / Jeanne DuPrau.
Record details
- ISBN: 143951870X : PBD
- ISBN: 9781439518700 : PBD
- ISBN: 9780756933951
- ISBN: 0756933951
- ISBN: 9780375822742 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0375822747 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780375922749 (lib. bdg.)
- ISBN: 0375922741 (lib. bdg.)
- ISBN: 9780375822735
- ISBN: 0375822739
- ISBN: 0375822739
- ISBN: 9780375822735
- ISBN: 0375922741 (lib. bdg.)
- ISBN: 9780375922749 (lib. bdg.)
- ISBN: 0375822747 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780375822742 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0756933951
- ISBN: 9780756933951
- Physical Description: 270 p. ; 22 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, c2003.
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Badges:
- Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 2 / 5.0
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
Summary, etc.: | 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. |
Target Audience Note: | 5.0 Follett Library Resources. |
Awards Note: | Nutmeg Award Winner, Intermediate, 2006. |
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Subject: | Fantasy fiction > Juvenile fiction. Occupations > Juvenile fiction. |
Genre: | Science fiction. Dystopian fiction. Fantasy fiction. |
Available copies
- 78 of 87 copies available at Bibliomation.
- 1 of 2 copies available at Silas Bronson Library. (Show preferred library)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 87 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Silas Bronson Library - Waterbury | J FIC DUPRAU, J (Text)
Award:
Nutmeg Award winner
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34005118321586 | Juvenile Fiction | Checked out | 04/06/2024 |
Silas Bronson Library - Waterbury | S J FIC DUPRAU, J (Text)
Award:
Nutmeg Award winner
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34005095573647 | Storage | Available | - |
Beacon Falls Public Library | J FIC Dup (Text) | 3312000011995E | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Beardsley & Memorial Library - Winsted | YA DUPRAU (Text) | 33750000077181 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Beekley Community Library - New Hartford | jF DUPRAU, J. (Text) | 32544072917544 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Bethel Public Library | J DUPRAU COPY 1 (Text) | 34030095769698 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Bethel Public Library | J DUPRAU COPY 3 (Text) | 34030108977890 | Juvenile Fiction | Checked out | 04/13/2024 |
Bethel Public Library | TEEN FAN DUPRAU (Text) | 34030137418106 | Teen Fantasy | Available | - |
Bethel Public Library | TEEN FAN DUPRAU (Text) | 34030137418130 | Teen Fantasy | Available | - |
Booth & Dimock Library - Coventry | JF DUP (Text) | 33260000510157 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
The City of Ember
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Summary
The City of Ember
The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. Two hundred years later, the great lamps that light the city are beginning to flicker. When Lina finds part of an ancient message, she's sure it holds a secret that will save the city. She and her friend Doon must decipher the message before the lights go out on Ember forever! This stunning debut novel offers refreshingly clear writing and fascinating, original characters.