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"What could be more interesting than thinking of mysterious happenings, finding the answers to intriguing questions, and making up new worlds?"--Jeanne DuPrau
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.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
“When did you decide to be a writer?” people often ask me. Well, it was like this:
At about age 6, I wrote my first book, or at least the first book... Read More
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The City of Ember
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: May 25, 2004
Price: $5.99
The 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... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: May 25, 2004
Price: $5.99
The 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... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover,
hardcover library binding and a
trade paperback.
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The People of Sparks
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: April 12, 2005
Price: $6.50
The People of Sparks picks up where The City of Ember leaves off. Lina and Doon have emerged from the underground city to the exciting new world above, and it isn’t long before they are followed by the other inhabitants of Ember. The Emberites soon come across a town where they... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: April 12, 2005
Price: $6.50
The People of Sparks picks up where The City of Ember leaves off. Lina and Doon have emerged from the underground city to the exciting new world above, and it isn’t long before they are followed by the other inhabitants of Ember. The Emberites soon come across a town where they... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover and a
hardcover library binding.
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The Prophet of Yonwood
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: May 8, 2007
Price: $6.99
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... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: May 8, 2007
Price: $6.99
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... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover and a
hardcover library binding.
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The Diamond of Darkhold
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $16.99
It’s been several months since Lina and Doon escaped the dying city of Ember and, along with the rest of their people, joined the town of Sparks. Now, struggling through the harsh winter aboveground, they find an unusual book. Torn up and missing most of its pages, it alludes to a... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $16.99
It’s been several months since Lina and Doon escaped the dying city of Ember and, along with the rest of their people, joined the town of Sparks. Now, struggling through the harsh winter aboveground, they find an unusual book. Torn up and missing most of its pages, it alludes to a... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover library binding and a
trade paperback.
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The City of Ember
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $6.99
NOW A MAJOR motion picture starring Bill Murray, Tim Robbins, Martin Landau, Saoirse Ronan, and Harry Treadaway! This tie-in edition of The City of Ember features a movie-art cover and an 8-page photo insert. Jeanne DuPrau’s instant classic tells the story of the great, underground city of Ember, designed as a... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $6.99
NOW A MAJOR motion picture starring Bill Murray, Tim Robbins, Martin Landau, Saoirse Ronan, and Harry Treadaway! This tie-in edition of The City of Ember features a movie-art cover and an 8-page photo insert. Jeanne DuPrau’s instant classic tells the story of the great, underground city of Ember, designed as a... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover,
hardcover library binding and a
trade paperback.
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The City of Ember
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: May 13, 2003
Price: $16.99
The 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... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: May 13, 2003
Price: $16.99
The 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... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover library binding,
trade paperback and a
trade paperback.
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The Prophet of Yonwood
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: May 9, 2006
Price: $16.99
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... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: May 9, 2006
Price: $16.99
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... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover library binding and a
trade paperback.
|
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The People of Sparks
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: May 25, 2004
Price: $16.99
The People of Sparks picks up where The City of Ember leaves off. Lina and Doon have emerged from the underground city to the exciting new world above, and it isn’t long before they are followed by the other inhabitants of Ember. The Emberites soon come across a town where they... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: May 25, 2004
Price: $16.99
The People of Sparks picks up where The City of Ember leaves off. Lina and Doon have emerged from the underground city to the exciting new world above, and it isn’t long before they are followed by the other inhabitants of Ember. The Emberites soon come across a town where they... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover library binding and a
trade paperback.
|
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The City of Ember
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: May 9, 2006
Price: $30.00
The 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... Read more >
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: May 9, 2006
Price: $30.00
The 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... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover,
hardcover library binding,
trade paperback and a
trade paperback.
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The People of Sparks
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: May 9, 2006
Price: $30.00
The People of Sparks picks up where The City of Ember leaves off. Lina and Doon have emerged from the underground city to the exciting new world above, and it isn’t long before they are followed by the other inhabitants of Ember. The Emberites soon come across a town where they... Read more >
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: May 9, 2006
Price: $30.00
The People of Sparks picks up where The City of Ember leaves off. Lina and Doon have emerged from the underground city to the exciting new world above, and it isn’t long before they are followed by the other inhabitants of Ember. The Emberites soon come across a town where they... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover,
hardcover library binding and a
trade paperback.
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The Prophet of Yonwood
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: May 9, 2006
Price: $30.00
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... Read more >
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: May 9, 2006
Price: $30.00
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... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover,
hardcover library binding and a
trade paperback.
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The Diamond of Darkhold
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $34.00
It’s been several months since Lina and Doon escaped the dying city of Ember and, along with the rest of their people, joined the town of Sparks. Now, struggling through the harsh winter aboveground, they find an unusual book. Torn up and missing most of its pages, it alludes to a... Read more >
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $34.00
It’s been several months since Lina and Doon escaped the dying city of Ember and, along with the rest of their people, joined the town of Sparks. Now, struggling through the harsh winter aboveground, they find an unusual book. Torn up and missing most of its pages, it alludes to a... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover,
hardcover library binding and a
trade paperback.
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The Diamond of Darkhold
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 304 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $19.99
It’s been several months since Lina and Doon escaped the dying city of Ember and, along with the rest of their people, joined the town of Sparks. Now, struggling through the harsh winter aboveground, they find an unusual book. Torn up and missing most of its pages, it alludes to a... Read more >
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 304 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $19.99
It’s been several months since Lina and Doon escaped the dying city of Ember and, along with the rest of their people, joined the town of Sparks. Now, struggling through the harsh winter aboveground, they find an unusual book. Torn up and missing most of its pages, it alludes to a... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
|
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The City of Ember
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 288 pages
On Sale: May 13, 2003
Price: $19.99
The 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... Read more >
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 288 pages
On Sale: May 13, 2003
Price: $19.99
The 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... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover,
trade paperback and a
trade paperback.
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The People of Sparks
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 352 pages
On Sale: May 25, 2004
Price: $19.99
The People of Sparks picks up where The City of Ember leaves off. Lina and Doon have emerged from the underground city to the exciting new world above, and it isn’t long before they are followed by the other inhabitants of Ember. The Emberites soon come across a town where they... Read more >
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 352 pages
On Sale: May 25, 2004
Price: $19.99
The People of Sparks picks up where The City of Ember leaves off. Lina and Doon have emerged from the underground city to the exciting new world above, and it isn’t long before they are followed by the other inhabitants of Ember. The Emberites soon come across a town where they... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
|
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The Prophet of Yonwood
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 304 pages
On Sale: May 9, 2006
Price: $19.99
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... Read more >
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 304 pages
On Sale: May 9, 2006
Price: $19.99
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... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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The Prophet of Yonwood
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: May 9, 2006
Price: $6.99
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... Read more >
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: May 9, 2006
Price: $6.99
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... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
hardcover,
hardcover library binding and a
trade paperback.
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The Diamond of Darkhold
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: March 23, 2010
Price: $6.99
It’s been several months since Lina and Doon escaped the dying city of Ember and, along with the rest of their people, joined the town of Sparks. Now, struggling through the harsh winter aboveground, they find an unusual book. Torn up and missing most of its pages, it alludes to a... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: March 23, 2010
Price: $6.99
It’s been several months since Lina and Doon escaped the dying city of Ember and, along with the rest of their people, joined the town of Sparks. Now, struggling through the harsh winter aboveground, they find an unusual book. Torn up and missing most of its pages, it alludes to a... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover and a
hardcover library binding.
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The Princess and the Goblin
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: January 26, 2010
Price: $9.99
One of the most successful and beloved of Victorian fairy tales, George Macdonald’s The Princess and the Goblin tells the story of young Princess Irene and her friend Curdie, who must outwit the threatening goblins who live in caves beneath her mountain home. Macdonald’s pioneering use of fanstasy as a literary... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: January 26, 2010
Price: $9.99
One of the most successful and beloved of Victorian fairy tales, George Macdonald’s The Princess and the Goblin tells the story of young Princess Irene and her friend Curdie, who must outwit the threatening goblins who live in caves beneath her mountain home. Macdonald’s pioneering use of fanstasy as a literary... Read more >
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The People of Sparks
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: June 22, 2004
Price: $6.50
The People of Sparks picks up where The City of Ember leaves off. Lina and Doon have emerged from the underground city to the exciting new world above, and it isn’t long before they are followed by the other inhabitants of Ember. The Emberites soon come across a town where they... Read more >
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: June 22, 2004
Price: $6.50
The People of Sparks picks up where The City of Ember leaves off. Lina and Doon have emerged from the underground city to the exciting new world above, and it isn’t long before they are followed by the other inhabitants of Ember. The Emberites soon come across a town where they... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
hardcover,
hardcover library binding and a
trade paperback.
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The City of Ember
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: May 13, 2003
Price: $6.99
The 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... Read more >
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: May 13, 2003
Price: $6.99
The 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... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
hardcover,
hardcover library binding,
trade paperback and a
trade paperback.
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The Diamond of Darkhold
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $16.99
It’s been several months since Lina and Doon escaped the dying city of Ember and, along with the rest of their people, joined the town of Sparks. Now, struggling through the harsh winter aboveground, they find an unusual book. Torn up and missing most of its pages, it alludes to a... Read more >
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $16.99
It’s been several months since Lina and Doon escaped the dying city of Ember and, along with the rest of their people, joined the town of Sparks. Now, struggling through the harsh winter aboveground, they find an unusual book. Torn up and missing most of its pages, it alludes to a... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
hardcover,
hardcover library binding and a
trade paperback.
The Princess and the Goblin
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: January 26, 2010
Price: $9.99
One of the most successful and beloved of Victorian fairy tales, George Macdonald’s The Princess and the Goblin tells the story of young Princess Irene and her friend Curdie, who must outwit the threatening goblins who live in caves beneath her mountain home. Macdonald’s pioneering use of fanstasy as a literary... Read more >
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: January 26, 2010
Price: $9.99
One of the most successful and beloved of Victorian fairy tales, George Macdonald’s The Princess and the Goblin tells the story of young Princess Irene and her friend Curdie, who must outwit the threatening goblins who live in caves beneath her mountain home. Macdonald’s pioneering use of fanstasy as a literary... Read more >
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The Princess and the Goblin
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 272 pages
On Sale: January 26, 2010
Price: $12.99
One of the most successful and beloved of Victorian fairy tales, George Macdonald’s The Princess and the Goblin tells the story of young Princess Irene and her friend Curdie, who must outwit the threatening goblins who live in caves beneath her mountain home. Macdonald’s pioneering use of fanstasy as a literary... Read more >
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 272 pages
On Sale: January 26, 2010
Price: $12.99
One of the most successful and beloved of Victorian fairy tales, George Macdonald’s The Princess and the Goblin tells the story of young Princess Irene and her friend Curdie, who must outwit the threatening goblins who live in caves beneath her mountain home. Macdonald’s pioneering use of fanstasy as a literary... Read more >
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The Prophet of Yonwood
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: May 9, 2006
Price: $15.00
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... Read more >
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: May 9, 2006
Price: $15.00
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... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
eBook,
hardcover,
hardcover library binding and a
trade paperback.
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