For a sneak peek, view the trailer at: Reviewed by : JF. They live with the care of their grandmother (known as Granny in the movie). Readers will want to follow Lina and Doon in the sequels, The People of Sparksand The Diamond of Darkhold, and read the prequel, The Prophet of Yonwood.Īnd viewers, take note: the movie version, City of Ember, starring Tim Robbins and Bill Murray, is due out in October, 2008. as a whole, particularly the first book, Book 1: The City of Ember. Can two mere children figure out how to save Ember before the lights fail for good?Īsk your children to contemplate what it would be like to live in a place where such things as cars, computers, air conditioning, oceans, trees, and the sun were unknown. A Minor Kidroduction: The movie begins with Embers parents moving into Element City, starting their business there, and raising Ember as a kid. YouTube Movies & TV 162M subscribers Subscribe 911 For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. Ember is running out of all the supplies that has kept it running for 241 years, with only darkness beyond it in the Unknown Regions. It's a frightening and dangerous job, but Doon, looking for the chance to do something to help his city, wants to learn all about the generator that powers everything. Doon becomes a pipeworks laborer working in the tunnels that contain Ember's water and sewer pipes, down by the underground river. My family read (and enjoyed) the book, City of Ember, by Jeanne DuPrau so we naturally wanted to see the movie when it came out. Lina becomes a messenger, delivering spoken messages for people in the city. When this year's two dozen twelve-year-old graduating classmates are assigned their lifetime jobs, two of them, Lina Mayfleet and Doon Harrow, secretly switch their assignments. Whenever the lights go out, the city is plunged into terrifying darkness. Now, two teenagers, in a race against time, must search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city's existence, before the the lights go out forever. The city is old, and everything, including the power lines, needs repair. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order Pickup. The electric lights come on every morning at six, and go out every night at nine. Read reviews and buy The City of Ember - by Jeanne DuPrau (Paperback) at Target. In the City of Ember in year 241, the sky is always dark.
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