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City of Ember now on DVD.
   City of Emberby Jeanne DuPrau about the bookThe city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. Two hundred years later, the great lamps that light the city are beginning to flicker. When Lina finds part of an ancient message, she's sure it holds a secret that will save the city. She and her friend Doon must decipher the message before the lights go out on Ember forever! This stunning debut novel offers refreshingly clear writing and fascinating, original characters. about the filmJeanne DuPrau's fascinating novel The City of Ember is set deep underground in a city built as a last refuge for the human race. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing, and the great lamps that illuminate it are starting to flicker. In this escape adventure, two teenagers must unlock the mystery of their city and race against time to help the citizens escape before the lights go out forever! This exciting story is coming to life in theaters this fall in a film starring a powerful cast that includes Bill Murray, Saoirse Ronan, Tim Robbins, and Martin Landau. read an excerptWhen the city of Ember was just built and not yet inhabited, the Chief Builder and the Assistant Builder, both of them weary, sat down to speak of the future. read more from the first chapter Q&A with Jeanne DuPrauI grew up in the 1950s, when many people were worried that there might be a nuclear war. Some of them were building bomb shelters in their back yards.
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