Tuesday, August 3, 2010

The City of Ember

Author: Jeanne DuPrau

Why Selected: Required read, YA fiction

Literary Merit: Dystopian fiction about an underground city which is running out of time due to a mistakenly lost message for egress. Two kids find the way out despite governmental attempts to stop them. Some unbelievable parts but that is not really the point. It works as a good read despite having to suspend belief of a lot of things.

Share: A good class read and discussion as there are many issues one can raise from it.

Appeal: Grades 3-8

Awards: None

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