Jeanne Duprau
Imagine coming up from an underground city and seeing the sky for the first time. Everything would seem so strange, so new, so exciting. And survival would be a challenge.
When the residents of the underground city of Ember emerge from their dying home, they find themselves with no provisions and little knowledge of how survive in this unfamiliar post-disaster world. Fortunately for them, they meet the people of Sparks who agree to take these refugees in. That's just where the story begins, however.
The people of Ember are just over four hundred--the people of Sparks are just under. Food is precious, and with twice the mouths to feed, tensions build quickly. An accident occurs and the blame game ensues. The people of Sparks despise their ungrateful guests, devouring the food they worked so hard to produce. The people of Ember cry injustice when they feel they are being treated unfairly. And so it goes, back and forth, back and forth, escalating until the fire is out of control.
People of Sparks is actually the second book in Jeanne Duprau's "Ember" series. The first book, "City of Ember" tells how two twelve year old children, Doon Harrow and Lina Mayfleet, lead their people out of their dying city before it is too late and the lights shut off for good. I haven't read the third or fourth books yet, but I loved both "City of Ember" and "People of Sparks."
The books are written more for children, but I enjoyed them and the lessons are important for everyone. Finding hope in a dark world--that's what it's all about.
When the residents of the underground city of Ember emerge from their dying home, they find themselves with no provisions and little knowledge of how survive in this unfamiliar post-disaster world. Fortunately for them, they meet the people of Sparks who agree to take these refugees in. That's just where the story begins, however.
The people of Ember are just over four hundred--the people of Sparks are just under. Food is precious, and with twice the mouths to feed, tensions build quickly. An accident occurs and the blame game ensues. The people of Sparks despise their ungrateful guests, devouring the food they worked so hard to produce. The people of Ember cry injustice when they feel they are being treated unfairly. And so it goes, back and forth, back and forth, escalating until the fire is out of control.
People of Sparks is actually the second book in Jeanne Duprau's "Ember" series. The first book, "City of Ember" tells how two twelve year old children, Doon Harrow and Lina Mayfleet, lead their people out of their dying city before it is too late and the lights shut off for good. I haven't read the third or fourth books yet, but I loved both "City of Ember" and "People of Sparks."
The books are written more for children, but I enjoyed them and the lessons are important for everyone. Finding hope in a dark world--that's what it's all about.
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