I hope everyone had a lovely break and is enjoying a happy 2009!
Over this holiday break I have read a few books. Two of these books were
The City of Ember and The People of Sparks. These books are part of The Books of Ember series. I loved these books and I think many of you will too! Let's start a book club with this series! Can you imagine living in a world of darkness with no sun, no light other than that from lightbulbs!? What happens if the power goes out? Find out by picking up The City of Ember.
What did you read over the break? Please leave a comment and tell us what you've read.
Check out the Books of Ember website: http://www.randomhouse.com/teens/booksofember/home.html
Here is a blurb about the book The City of Ember from the Random House website:
The City of Ember is the only light in the dark world. Beyond Ember, the darkness goes on forever in all directions. When the children of the city of Ember finish school, they begin work at 12 years of age.
Lina Mayfleet desperately wants to be a messenger. Messengers spend their days outside, running from one corner of the city to the other. Instead, she draws the dreaded job of Pipeworks laborer, which means she'll be stuck in tunnels deep underground.
Doon Harrow draws messenger—and asks to trade with Lina! Doon wants to be underground. That's where the generator is, and Doon has ideas about how to fix it. For as long as anyone can remember, the great lights of Ember have kept the endless darkness that surrounds the city at bay. But now the lights are starting to flicker.
When Lina finds fragments of an ancient parchment, she and Doon put the pieces together to discover a message that seems to be directions out of the city.
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