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The city of Ember  Cover Image Book Book

The city of Ember / Jeanne DuPrau.

DuPrau, Jeanne, (author.).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780375822742
  • Physical Description: 270 pages : map ; 22 cm
  • Edition: 2016 Yearling edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Random House, 2016.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) 2025-26, Grades 3-5.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Target Audience Note:
680L Lexile.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5 9 69274.
Awards Note:
Great Stone Face award winner 2005.
Subject: Fantasy fiction.

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Union County Public Libraries. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Cook Memorial Library - La Grande .

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Cook Memorial Library - La Grande J DuPrau, J (Text) 35178002004144 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Cook Memorial Library - La Grande J DuPrau, J (Text) 35178002086018 Juvenile Fiction Reshelving -

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