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Birthdate: 1944-06-09
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA
Places of residence: San Francisco, California, USA (birth)
Menlo Park, California, USA
Education: Scripps College (B.A., English Literature)
Occupations: high school English teacher
technical writer (for Apple Computer)
editor (in educational publishing companies)
writer (freelance)
Agent: Nancy Gallt
Short biography: Jeanne DuPrau (born 1944 in San Francisco, California) is an American writer and author of The New York Times bestseller *The City of Ember* and its companion *The People of Sparks*. She lives in Menlo Park, California, and drives a hybrid car that runs on a combination of gas and electricity.

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Book of Ember: The People of Sparks (#2) by Jeanne DuPrau

Lina and Doon have led the citizens of Ember to an exciting new world. They've been given safe haven in a small village called Sparks, a place filled with color and life. But they're not out of danger yet. Although Sparks seems like the answer the long-suffering Emberites have been hoping for, tempers soon escalate. The villagers have never had to share their world before, and it only takes a tiny "spark" to ignite a battle between the two struggling groups. Lina and Doon will have to work together to avoid a disaster not only for their people, but also for the people of Sparks.… (more)

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The City of Ember (The City of Ember Book 1) by Jeanne DuPrau

Independent Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Awards: Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Nominee — 2006)
Young Hoosier Book Award (Winner — Intermediate — 2006)
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Middle Grade — 2006)
Massachusetts Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2007)
Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards (Winner — Young Adult — 2003)
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Children's — 2006)
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 2006)
Triple Crown Awards (Winner — 2006)
Georgia Children's Book Award (Finalist — 2008)
Great Stone Face Book Award (Nominee — 2005)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Winner — Children's Fiction — 2005)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2006)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2005)
Sasquatch Book Award (Nominee — 2006)
Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award (Honor Book — 2006)
Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2006)
Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2007)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Winner — Grades 6-8 — 2006)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2005-2006)
Nutmeg Book Award (Winner — Intermediate — 2006)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)
Iowa Teen Award (Nominee — 2006)
Bluestem Award (Nominee — 2019)
Mark Twain Readers Award (Winner — 2006)
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Winner — 2005)
Nēnē Award (Nominee — 2008, 2009)
Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature (Honor Book — 2004)
Nevada Young Readers' Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2006)
Garden State Teen Book Award (Winner — Grades 6-8 — 2006)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — Teen — 2006)
Colorado Blue Spruce Award (Nominee — 2008)
Land Of Enchantment Book Award (Winner — Young Adult — 2007)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Winner — Grades 6-9 — 2006)
Flicker Tale Award (Nominee — Juvenile Books — 2006)
Colorado Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2006)
Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Nominee — 2006)
Rhode Island Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2005)
South Carolina Book Awards (Nominee — Junior Book Award — 2007)… (more)

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The City of Ember (The City of Ember Book 1) by Jeanne DuPrau

This book is a great book for middle schoolers because it adds concepts of science and fiction to keep the readers engaged in what they are reading. This book is full of adventure and is exciting, while it also educational. It is a great book to use for a read-aloud.

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Book of Ember: The Diamond of Darkhold (#4) by Jeanne DuPrau

It's been several months since Lina and Doon escaped the dying city of Ember and, along with the rest of their people, joined the town of Sparks. Now, struggling through the harsh winter aboveground, they find an unusual book. Torn up and missing most of its pages, it alludes to a mysterious device from before the Disaster, which they believe is still in Ember. Together, Lina and Doon must go back underground to retrieve what was lost and bring light to a dark world.

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