The People of Sparks (Books of Ember) | Jeanne Duprau

The People of Sparks (Books of Ember) | Jeanne Duprau | Excellent Sequal!

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	The People of Sparks (Books of Ember) Jeanne Duprau Yearling, 2005 - 352 pages average customer review:based on 110 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

5th Grade Student

I was just dying to read this book after I read the first book of Ember. I found the content very surprising from what I thought would happen after the first book, but it kept me in suspense until the last few chapters. This is a must-read if you've read the City of Ember. The book after this one, the Prophet of Yonwood, is good too, however it doesn't have much suspense. It was still a great book though, I recommend all the books of Ember!

Excellent Sequal!

This book is the sequal to The City of Ember. You need to read City of Ember first though, because the books begins where City of Ember left off. I think The People of Sparks was a great sequal, yet not as great as it's prequal. It's not as adventerous as the last book or exciting, but it was good and it has a great message in the end. It think this book was great especially if you read the city of Ember first. If you're giving this as a gift, great choice! But I would give The City of Ember along with it.

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Cornwall NY Sixth Grader

I am a sixth grader from Cornwall, NY, who really enjoyed reading Jeanne DuPraus's novel, "The People of Sparks". "The People of Sparks" is a great mystery and a story about liking people for who they are.

Doon and Lina, twelve year old friends, have just found their way out of the city of Ember where they lived. Together, with their families, they discover the small village of Sparks. The town leaders of Sparks give the people of Ember the option to either stay with residents of Sparks or at an old hotel there. The plan is for the Sparks workers to teach the Emberites how to make their own homes and buildings before the winter solstice arrives. The Emberites will start a new village in the barren lands.

When the people of Ember don't get enough food to eat because there isn't enough for the two hundred people of Sparks and the four hundred Emberites, the people turn against each other. Everything goes wrong. Doon and Lina must stop the war between the Emberites and the people of Sparks.

Anyone who likes books with adventure and mystery, like me, should read "The People of Sparks". My favorite part of the book is when Lina gets to see the Ancient city and it isn't what she expected it to be. To explain why it isn't would give too much of the plot away. Other good parts are when Lina figures out what the treasure actually is and when Doon figures out who really starts the war between the people of Ember and Sparks.

This book made me wonder and question several things. For example, who spoiled the food supply? Who gives the Emberites poison oak? Where is the Ancient city? What is the treasure? Why do they have light bulbs in Sparks, but no electricity? Why is there so much barren land? And, why are some animals extinct, like elephants, and others, like oxen, are not?

Other books by Jeanne DuPraus which are similar to "The People of Sparks" include "The Prophet of Yonwood" and "The City of Ember". "The Prophet of Yonwood" is the prequel to "The City of Ember" and explains the extinction and mass deaths that occurred. "The City of Ember" describes how Doon and Lina find their way out of the dying city. "The People of Sparks", which is the book I've just reviewed, is the third book in this series. I highly recommend this book because of its important message and its easy readability.

D.G.

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Read This Book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This Book is a sequel to The City of Ember. When the people of ember came out they wandered around in this seemingly strange world. Torren who is from the nearby village of sparks saw them and hurried back home to alert the poeple of sparks. This book tells how the people of Ember get cruelly treated by doing the unwanted jobs and geting rotten food. What do they do???? You find out by reading the people of sparks. The people of sparks is good for adventure lovers but isn't as good as the city of ember because there isn't as much excitement.

The Outside World for Emberites

I think the readers will read this book if they like action and adventure.they should read this book because it tells how the people of Ember emerges from their city to the outside world they don't know.Then the Sparks showed them around and let the emberites stay,but as time passes,they get mad at each other and a fight started.My thoughts about the protagonist (Lina) was amazed at the outside world and learned things fast also took some risks.M85y thoughts about the antagonist (Tick) is that all he wanted was war.He also was smart and sly.My thoughts about this book is like (for example) Bob doesn't like Joe,but Bob helped Joe on his math homework because Bob thought Joe didn't know how.then when Joe turned his math homework in,he bragged he got an A at Bob.then a fight started.his is sort of what this book is about.

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