Jeanne DuPrau
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| Jeanne DuPrau | |
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| Born | 1944 San Francisco, California |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable work(s) | Books of Ember series |
Jeanne DuPrau (born 1944 in California) is an American fantasy writer for children in middle school, best known for her Ember series of books. She lives in Menlo Park, California.
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[edit] Home Life
On her website and several other online biographies, Jeanne is described as a garden enthusiast and dog lover. DuPrau has no children. She has two nephews, a niece, and a dog named Ethan.
| "I didn't really set out to "be a writer." I just wrote. Reading and writing have always been my favorite things, though for a while I wanted to be a writer and an illustrator. I still have my very first book, which I wrote when I was about five years old. It's called Frosty the Snowman, has six pages, and is illustrated with red and green crayon."
-Jeanne DuPrau |
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Books of Ember
The City of Ember (Random House Children's Books, 2003) This book centers around a sunless, moonless city where the only light comes from electric lamps. As supplies run low and the electrical system starts to fail, the city is headed for disaster. Two children, Lina Mayfleet and Doon Harrow, take on the task of finding the way out. A film based on this book is due for release in the fall of 2008. The trailer can be viewed here.[2]
The story opens where The City of Ember left off, with the residents of the dying city of Ember joining young heroes Lina and Doon and making their way to a small settlement, where all at first goes well but conflict soon arises.
The Prophet of Yonwood is the third novel in the series. However, it is a prequel, rather than a sequel, to the other two books. It is set about fifty years before the Disaster and the establishment of Ember, and approximately three hundred years before the events of The City of Ember and The People of Sparks. The story focuses on a woman's frightening vision of the future and the townspeople's reaction to it. Themes include love, loyalty, and the consequences of blind, unquestioning belief.
- The Diamond of Darkhold Forthcoming
The Diamond of Darkhold is the final book of the series. It will be released August 26, 2008. An excerpt from the book, posted on DuPrau's personal website, indicates that the fourth book will pick up where The People of Sparks left off, during the Emberites' first winter aboveground.
[edit] Nonfiction
On their first visit to a zen center, two women discover something that speaks to them on a level deeper than their everyday experience, and they begin to make a new plan for their lives.
- Adoption: The Facts, Feelings, and Issues of a Double Heritage
DuPrau discusses the subject from all points of view--adoptee, adoptive parents, birth parents. This title is out of print.
- Cells
An introduction for younger readers on the subject of cells.
- Cloning
An overview of the subject of cloning, including a discussion of the controversy.
- Daily Life in the American Colonies
An introduction for younger readers.
In addition to the above, Jeanne DuPrau has written essays, magazine articles, book reviews, and short stories for various publications.
[edit] Movie Adaptations
A film adaption of The City of Ember will be released in October 2008.[3] The movie was filmed in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It will star Bill Murray (as the Mayor of Ember), Saoirse Ronan, Harry Treadaway, Tim Robbins, and Martin Landau.
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