Helpful Score: 2
Best book in this series. Highly recommended for adults and children.
Helpful Score: 1
I loved the City of Ember, I really liked the People of Sparks, but I could only tolerate The Prophet of Yonwood. This book, unfortunately, was such a distraction from the storyline in the first two books that I quickly read through it so I could start the Diamond of Darkhold. It's a prequel to the City of Ember, but it does almost nothing to further the storyline until the very last chapter (the epilogue). Still, you need to read it if you want to finish the series.
In the epilogue, you learn a little more about why people had to live underground in the city of Ember. The rest of the novel, though, is about the consequences of blind obedience and intolerance. There are definite parallels to our own world, where saying "9/11" or "war on terror" sometimes enables the government to take away the rights and freedoms we have as citizens (in addition to cutting short any discussion we might have). Does giving up our rights as individuals make our society safer? Who is best able to determine these things? These are topics touched upon by the author.
In the epilogue, you learn a little more about why people had to live underground in the city of Ember. The rest of the novel, though, is about the consequences of blind obedience and intolerance. There are definite parallels to our own world, where saying "9/11" or "war on terror" sometimes enables the government to take away the rights and freedoms we have as citizens (in addition to cutting short any discussion we might have). Does giving up our rights as individuals make our society safer? Who is best able to determine these things? These are topics touched upon by the author.
Helpful Score: 1
So far this has been my favorite book of the series. As a prequel the entire time you wonder how this all ties in with the series, but by the end you completely understand. I think this is a novel that is appropriate for both adults and children. The tale adds in some morals that everyone can appreciate. It's about hope, friendship, and proof that even small acts of kindness can change the course of history. It's a great read! Looking forward to the final book.
I was disappointed because I thought this book would tell more about the events that led to The City of Ember.Instead it was more a "growing up" book. The ending, however, did make a tie in to the other books.
This book has a really good plotline as well as quality overall. The only thing is that the book was such a break in the series that it pretty much has nothing to do with the city of ember until the epilouge. It answers alot of questions for the disaster, just in time for book four.
This book was ok. Not my favorite in the series. I don't get prequels that are meant to be read in the middle of a series. This book was such a break in the series that it pretty much has nothing to do with the City of Ember until the epilouge. It does help understand a lot of what happens in book four though.
Received the book, sent it to another grandkid and it is still being enjoyed.
Thanx.
Thanx.
In this prequel to The City of Ember and The People of Sparks, Jeanne DuPrau investigates how, in a world that seems out of control, hope and comfort can be found in the strangest of places.
War looms on the horizon as eleven-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. As the people scramble to make sense of the woman's mysterious utterances, Nickie explores the oddities she finds around the town, while keeping an eye out for ways to help the world. Is this vision her chance? Or is it already too late to avoid a devastating war?
War looms on the horizon as eleven-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. As the people scramble to make sense of the woman's mysterious utterances, Nickie explores the oddities she finds around the town, while keeping an eye out for ways to help the world. Is this vision her chance? Or is it already too late to avoid a devastating war?
after thousands of years, nickie, an eleven year old girl, discovers the remains and the lost hope of the city of sparks/ember. she learns what it was like.
