W. Ross Macdonald School Library

The city of Ember /

DuPrau, Jeanne, 1944- , author.

The city of Ember / Jeanne DuPrau. - 1st ed. - New York : Yearling, c2003. - pages ; 19 cm - Book of Ember ; 1 .

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.

Teen / young adult.

0375822739 0375922741 (lib. bdg.) 0375822747 (pbk.)

2002010239


Occupations--Fiction.
Underground areas--Fiction.
Civilization, subterranean--Fiction.
Quests (Expeditions)--Fiction.
Messengers--Fiction.


FICTION / Fantasy / Contemporary.
FICTION / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic.
FICTION / Dystopian.

PZ7.D927 / Ci 2003

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