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Jeanne DuPrau


Born
in San Francisco, California, The United States
June 09, 1944

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Genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Children's Books


Jeanne DuPrau is an American writer, best known for The Books of Ember, a series of science fiction novels for young people. She lives in Menlo Park, California.

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Average rating: 3.81 · 437,288 ratings · 24,564 reviews · 28 distinct works • Similar authors
The City of Ember (Book of ...
3.90 avg rating — 298,284 ratings — published 2003 — 105 editions
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The People of Sparks (Book ...
3.70 avg rating — 64,193 ratings — published 2004 — 54 editions
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The Diamond of Darkhold (Bo...
3.82 avg rating — 30,972 ratings — published 2008 — 34 editions
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The Prophet of Yonwood (Boo...
3.28 avg rating — 34,334 ratings — published 2006 — 42 editions
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The City of Ember / The Peo...
4.27 avg rating — 1,661 ratings — published 2016 — 10 editions
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The Books of Ember
4.19 avg rating — 1,056 ratings — published 2008
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Project F
2.93 avg rating — 666 ratings — published 2023 — 6 editions
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Car Trouble
3.54 avg rating — 465 ratings — published 2005 — 10 editions
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Escape the Vortex (Voyagers...
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Series by Jeanne DuPrau

The City of Ember The People of Sparks The Prophet of Yonwood The Diamond of Darkhold
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“The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren't the master of yourself anymore. Anger is. And when anger is the boss, you get unintended consequences.”
― Jeanne Duprau, The City of Ember
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“When someone has been mean to you, why would you want to be good to them?' 'You wouldn't want to. That's what makes it hard. You do it anyway. Being good is hard. Much harder than being bad.”
― Jeanne DuPrau , The People of Sparks
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“There is so much darkness in Ember, Lina. It's not just outside, it's inside us, too. Everyone has some darkness inside. It's like a hungry creature. It wants and wants and wants with a terrible power. And the more you give it, the bigger and hungrier it gets.”
― Jeanne Duprau, The City of Ember
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