The Prophet of Yonwood
Books | Juvenile Fiction / Dystopian
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Jeanne DuPrau
Before there was Ember…there was Yonwood. Discover the prophecy that started it all in this prequel to the The City of Ember—a modern-day classic with over 4 MILLION copies sold! Nickie will grow up to be one of the first citizens of the city of Ember. But for now, she is a girl who has just moved to the town of Yonwood. There, she discovers a place full of suspicion, where one citizen’s visions of fire and destruction have turned everyone against each other. Eager to take her mind off her father’s absence as he works on a mysterious government project, Nickie reads her great-grandfather’s peculiar journals, spies on a reclusive neighbor who studies the heavens, and meets a strange boy who is fascinated with snakes— all while keeping an eye out for trouble. But is it already too late to avoid a devastating war? Praise for the City of Ember books: Nominated to 28 State Award Lists! An American Library Association Notable Children’s Book A New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing Selection A Kirkus Reviews Editors’ Choice A Child Magazine Best Children’s Book A Mark Twain Award Winner A William Allen White Children’s Book Award Winner “A realistic post-apocalyptic world. DuPrau’s book leaves Doon and Lina on the verge of undiscovered country and readers wanting more.” —USA Today “An electric debut.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred “While Ember is colorless and dark, the book itself is rich with description.” —VOYA, Starred “A harrowing journey into the unknown, and cryptic messages for readers to decipher.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred
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Author
Jeanne DuPrau
Pages
304
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published Date
2007-05-08
ISBN
0440421241 9780440421245
Ratings
Google: 3
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"The prequel to the City of Ember that takes place in a small town, as young girl travels with her aunt to sell a family house. What stars out as a ideal quiet town soon becomes controlled by someone who believes they are listening to messages from holy"
Harvey F Smith
"Even though it touches on the events prior to the book those events are bearly gone into deeper detail. This book focuses more on what is considered doing the right thing? The book gets exciting towards the end but even then it has little to do with the overarching story of the City of Ember seires "
grant mccollor
"a poor representation of religion and the inclusion of terrorism was very 2000s American and just overall bad (a terrorist in the woods of a small town in North Carolina?? these are are suppose to be adults that believe this??) way too far back than what made sense to be a prequel. the entire connection to the rest of the series is packed into the last chapter which is basically an epilogue that is like 30 years in the future from the rest of the book. the concepts of the the future wars we will experience to lead the American government to believe the human race will go extinct is never fully explained which is honestly just kinda lazy in my opinion. also all of the dog content in this book is just cruel. very disappointing."
Natalie Susa
"I was disappointed in this preqeul. I understand that the author is trying to teach young adults that they should think for themselves and take everything with a grain of salt, but I got tired of all the preachiness and sheep-like behavior of the characters. The climax of the story was just kind of ridiculous. I had to push myself to finish the book. The only redemptive quality, I felt, was at the end of the book when you learned how the people in this novel actually tied into the previous two novels. I think that it's possible to read the rest of the series and enjoy it without wasting your time reading this one."
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