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DuPrau, Jeanne.

The city of Ember / Jeanne DuPrau. - 1st ed. - New York : Random House, c2003. - 270 p. ; 22 cm. - [The first book of Ember] . - 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.



ISBN: 9780756933951 0375822739 9780375822735 0375922741 (lib. bdg.) 9780375922749 (lib. bdg.) 0375822747 (pbk.) 9780375822742 (pbk.) 0756933951

Source: BR 15120 NLS

LCCN: 2002010239

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Fantasy fiction--Juvenile fiction.
Occupations--Juvenile fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Science fiction.
Fantasy fiction.

LC Class. No.: PZ7.D927 / Ci 2003 PS3554.U655 / C58 2003

Dewey Class. No.: JF .D942