Jeanne DuPrau
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Jeanne DuPrau (born 1944 in San Francisco, California) is an American fantasy writer for children in middle school, best known for her Ember series of books.
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[edit] The Books of Ember
- The City of Ember (2003)
Lights shine in the city of Ember—but at the city limits the light ends, and darkness takes over. Out there in the Unknown Regions, the darkness goes on forever in all directions. Ember—so its people believe—is the only light in the dark world.[1]
- The People of Sparks (2004)
The people of Ember have come to a new world, arriving with hardly more than the clothes on their backs. But the people in the village of Sparks are willing to help them—at least at first.[2]
- The Prophet of Yonwood (2006)
It’s 50 years before the settlement of the city of Ember, and the world is in crisis. War looms on the horizon as 11-year-old Nickie and her aunt travel to the small town of Yonwood, North Carolina. There, one of the town’s respected citizens has had a terrible vision of fire and destruction. Her garbled words are taken as prophetic instruction on how to avoid the coming disaster. If only they can be interpreted correctly...[3]
- Untitled Fourth Book (2007?)
Little is known about this book, other than it will be about the people of Sparks/Ember as the two cities combine at the end of The People of Sparks. On DuPrau's official website, this paragraph is found under the "What's Next" link:
That first winter in the village of Sparks was desperately hard. Doon decided he had to do something. He told Lina his plan. "And I want you to come with me," he added.
So they went. But what they found was not what they expected at all.
[edit] Books Not In A Series
- Golden God (1981)
- The Earth House (1992)
- Car Trouble (2005)
[edit] Non Fiction
- Adoption: The Facts- Feelings- And Issues of a Double Heritage (1987)
- Apple IIGS Book (1988)
- Cloning (1999)
- Cells (2001)
- The American Colonies (2001)
[edit] Trivia
- She lives in Menlo Park, California.
- She has a dog named Ethan.
- She is a serious gardener.
[edit] Random Info
- Jeanne DuPrau has been a teacher, an editor, and a technical writer. The People of Sparks is her second novel and the sequel to the highly acclaimed The City of Ember. Ms. DuPrau lives in Menlo Park, California, where she keeps a big garden and a small dog.
