| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
270 pages : map ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Ember ; 1 |
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DuPrau, Jeanne.
Ember ; 1.
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| Note |
2006 Children's Nutmeg Book Award winner. |
| Contents |
Assignment day -- A message to the mayor -- Under Ember -- Something lost, nothing found -- On night street -- The box in the closet -- A message full of holes -- Explorations -- The door in the roped-off tunnel -- Blue sky and goodbye -- Lizzie's groceries -- A dreadful discovery -- Deciphering the message -- The way out -- A desperate run -- The singing -- Away -- Where the river goes -- A world of light -- The last message. |
| Summary |
In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.0 9.0 69274. |
| Subject |
Fantasy -- Juvenile fiction.
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Science fiction -- Juvenile fiction.
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| ISBN |
9780375822735 (hardcover) |
|
0375822739 (hardcover) |
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9780375922749 (library binding) |
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0375922741 (library binding) |
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9780375822742 (paperback) |
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0375822747 (paperback) |
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