The City of Ember Deluxe Edition: The First Book of Ember

Jeanne DuPrau

May 2013 · Sold by Random House Books for Young Readers

About this ebook

Since 2003, readers of all ages have been captivated by Jeanne DuPrau's bestselling dystopian story about a doomed city and the two children determined to escape it. Now new and old fans alike can celebrate The City of Ember with this deluxe edition, which includes an introduction by the author and a brand-new story!

Ratings and reviews

This book is quite boring. Out of the maybe 270 pages (I've looked), it gets to the main plot part at PAGE 110. This book is incredibly boring. I'm currently forcing myself to read it because I have an obligation to do so (for a book club I am in). The first problem this book has that makes it boring is the annoying characters. You have Lina Mayfleet, an girl who is so depressed because she got the pipe worker job. Then you have Doon (who's name makes him sounds like the child of a Celebrity gone mad), a boy who's obsessed with fixing the City of Ember. The second problem, is the fact that it takes soo long to get to the main point. This book is so slow paced. As I mentioned in the beginning, it took 110 PAGES TO GET TO THE POINT. That's 25 pages from half of the book. It takes about HALF of the book to get anywhere. It takes it maybe another 40 paged to get back. (Spoilers ahead)I also find it annoying that Lina's Granny dies and they just completely pass that over. I cant fit it all

I already read it hard cover but God once you start you can't stop the story just took me over I read it everyday

I love this book its so interesting when I was reading It I want to know right away where was the outside world, but then I read it and found out that they were underground tunnel.

About the author

JEANNE DuPRAU is the New York Times bestselling author of the City of Ember books, which have been translated into multiple languages and are an award-winning staple in elementary school classrooms. She's also the author of Escape the Vortex, a title in the multiplatform sci-fi adventure series Voyagers. Jeanne lives in Menlo Park, California. Visit her website at jeanneduprau.com.