Review by Jonathan Schwartz
The City of Ember is a fiction story about two kids (Lina Mayfleet and Doon Harrow) trying to escape Ember before the great lights that keep that darkness that surrounds the city at bay go out. ¬¬There have been more and more blackouts lately, and eventually, a blackout will come that won’t end. On assignment day, Lina picks the dreaded job of pipeworks laborer, and Doon picks the splendid job of messenger. Messengers spend the day running around the town giving messages from one person to another, while pipeworks laborers spend the day underground fixing the pipes and taking care of the generator. Doon asks Lina to trade with him, because he wants to be in the pipeworks, because he thinks he can fix the generator.
Lina is a 12 year old girl who’s parents died from the cough sickness when she was younger, and lives with her granny and little sister Poppy. Doon is a 12 year old boy that lives with his father.
I thought that this book was great, because it has a good plot and is fast paced. You’ll be on the edge of your seat as Lina and Doon try to evacuate the city before it’s too late. Will they make it? Read The City of Ember by Jeanne Duprau to find out!
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This sounds like a very good book, I must read it! - hunter
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