The City of Ember

Book of Ember #1

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The City of Ember

Book of Ember #1

1st ed.
  • 3.98 ·
  • 50 Ratings
  • 248 Want to read
  • 23 Currently reading
  • 75 Have read

A modern-day classic. This highly acclaimed adventure series about two friends desperate to save their doomed city has captivated kids and teachers alike for almost fifteen years and has sold over 3.5 MILLION copies!

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 friend Doon must race to figure out the clues before the lights go out on Ember forever!

Publish Date
Publisher
Random House
Pages
270

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Edition Availability
Cover of: La cité de l'ombre
La cité de l'ombre
2008, Gallimard jeunesse
in French
Cover of: Sihirli şehir
Sihirli şehir: [Amber şehir]
2008, E Yayınları
in Turkish - 1. basım.
Cover of: The City of Ember
The City of Ember
January 6, 2005, Corgi Yearling Books
Paperback - New Ed edition
Cover of: The City of Ember (The First Book of Ember)
The City of Ember (The First Book of Ember)
May 25, 2004, Yearling
in English
Cover of: The City of Ember
The City of Ember: Book of Ember #1
2003, Random House
- 1st ed.

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New York

Table of 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.

Edition Notes

Series
Book of Ember (1)
Genre
Juvenile fiction.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
[Fic]
Library of Congress
PZ7.D927 Ci 2003, PS3554.U655 C58 2003, PZ7.D927Ci 2003

The Physical Object

Pagination
270 p. ;
Number of pages
270

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24203487M
Internet Archive
cityofember00dupr
ISBN 10
0375822739, 0375922741, 0375822747, 0756933951
ISBN 13
9780375822735, 9780375922749, 9780375822742, 9780756933951
LCCN
2002010239
OCLC/WorldCat
50166630

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