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I Had to Come Back
This week I'm reviewing the second book in the City of Ember series: The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau. If you haven't started the series yet, you could start with Book 1 or start here, with Book 2 and go back later to read Book 1 as a prequel--kind of like how Star Wars gave us three stories before and three stories after the original three stories.
The City of Ember Series is this epic story about the world after something horrible has happened. The kids in the first book escape the City of Ember and travel to a new place: The town of Sparks. They are trying to find out what happened to the world and also trying to find a safe place to be. In fact, everybody is just trying to survive. And it's not easy.
After book 1, I really wondered how things went for the heroes, Lina and Doon, and all the people who had to leave Ember due to lack of food and electricity. So I had to come back to this book world to discover more.
Lina and Doon thought they would learn all the answers when they left Ember. But the People of Sparks are just as much in the dark about what they call "The Disaster" that ended our world (global connection and modern conveniences) and created theirs (basically pioneer farming and scavenging for scraps). Was there a war? A plague? Climate disaster? No one knows, but everyone seems to be suffering.
In this book, the people of Ember create a crisis in Sparks when they show up and need food and a place to live. Can the town of Sparks absorb so many visitors? Will they have enough food? And what's the best thing to do when you don't know the answers to those questions? There is a mystery going on and a clash of leadership.
At the same time, Lina goes traveling and gets a wider view of the devastation. There are more questions than answers, which is just how I like it. Can't wait to return again for the third book. Reading this series just might become a summer tradition.
On the Dude-A-Rrific Summer Reading Bingo Card, the book fits these squares: SEQUELS STRIKE BACK, ITEOTWAWKI, ODDYSSEYS, and CURRENT EVENTS (hello! refugees from Syria and Central America).
You can download and print the bingo card for this year at the Dudes website: https://emilykayjohnson.com/TheDudesC...
The City of Ember Series is this epic story about the world after something horrible has happened. The kids in the first book escape the City of Ember and travel to a new place: The town of Sparks. They are trying to find out what happened to the world and also trying to find a safe place to be. In fact, everybody is just trying to survive. And it's not easy.
After book 1, I really wondered how things went for the heroes, Lina and Doon, and all the people who had to leave Ember due to lack of food and electricity. So I had to come back to this book world to discover more.
Lina and Doon thought they would learn all the answers when they left Ember. But the People of Sparks are just as much in the dark about what they call "The Disaster" that ended our world (global connection and modern conveniences) and created theirs (basically pioneer farming and scavenging for scraps). Was there a war? A plague? Climate disaster? No one knows, but everyone seems to be suffering.
In this book, the people of Ember create a crisis in Sparks when they show up and need food and a place to live. Can the town of Sparks absorb so many visitors? Will they have enough food? And what's the best thing to do when you don't know the answers to those questions? There is a mystery going on and a clash of leadership.
At the same time, Lina goes traveling and gets a wider view of the devastation. There are more questions than answers, which is just how I like it. Can't wait to return again for the third book. Reading this series just might become a summer tradition.
On the Dude-A-Rrific Summer Reading Bingo Card, the book fits these squares: SEQUELS STRIKE BACK, ITEOTWAWKI, ODDYSSEYS, and CURRENT EVENTS (hello! refugees from Syria and Central America).
You can download and print the bingo card for this year at the Dudes website: https://emilykayjohnson.com/TheDudesC...
It's a Dystopia!
I keep coming back to the Book of Ember series. Read my review of The Diamond of Darkhold by Jeanne DuPrau.
https://emilykayjohnson.com/TheDudesC...
https://emilykayjohnson.com/TheDudesC...
