What is the book The City of Ember about?

What is the book The City of Ember about?

The story is about Ember, a post-apocalyptic underground city threatened by aging infrastructure and corruption. The young protagonist, Lina Mayfleet, and her friend, Doon Harrow (the second protagonist), follow clues left behind by the original builders of the City of Ember, to safety in the outside world.

Is the City of Ember real?

The City Of Ember (later unofficially renamed Darkhold) was an underground city created to protect humanity from a nuclear/biological war for at least 200 years. However, it held the inhabitants for around 241 years. Ember is entirely underground.

What happened to the city of Ember?

The city wasn’t meant to survive forever—the citizens were supposed to go back to the surface when it was safe. After the citizens emerge from the city, in a sequel to the first book, they find out that Ember was created because there was a war. Bombs were dropped on the cities and burned them to nothing.

What happened in Chapter 19 of city of Ember?

In chapter nineteen, Doon discovers a framed notice on the wall of the cave. It is addressed to “refugees of Ember” and warns that there’s a climb ahead that will take several hours. It does take that long and Poppy is soon too tired to walk any more. Doon and Lina take turns carrying her.

What was Lena’s Dream in the City of Ember?

On Assignment Day, she pictures “herself running through the streets of the city in a red jacket.” (1.7) This is her way of wishin’ and hopin’ that she’ll luck out and become a messenger. Messengers get to run around the city all day delivering news, which sounds like her idea of heaven.

What type of book is The City of Ember?

Children’s literature
Science fictionYoung adult fictionApocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fictionFantasy Fiction
The City of Ember/Genres

What reading level is City of Ember?

The City of Ember: The First Book of Ember

Interest Level	Reading Level	ATOS
Grades 4 – 8	Grades 3 – 8	5.0

Is there a city of Ember 2 movie?

City Of Ember 2 Is Unlikely To Happen.

Did Lina and Doon get married?

Doon and Lina get married and eventually have children of their own. One of Lina’s descendents often liked to look at the pictures of the city Lina drew in Ember and marveled over how Lina had perfectly drawn the city that Lina herself didn’t live long enough to see.

What happens in Chapter 14 of the City of Ember?

Chapter 14: The Way Out As Ember’s citizens gather for Song Rehearsal Day, Lina and Doon return to the Pipeworks. At the spot marking “E” for “Exit,” they review the instructions and find an iron ladder leading down to a ledge on the riverbank. The river, they now know, is the way out of Ember.

What happened in Chapter 20 of City of Ember?

Lina can hardly believe that Ember is at the bottom of a hole. They wonder how to communicate with Ember, but they realize they can send their message. Murdo find the note drives home, finally, that Lina can count on her—not just to care for Lina and Poppy, but now to care for all of Ember by spreading their message.

Where are Lina’s parents?

Turns out that two years ago, Lina’s father had died from a coughing sickness going around the city, and Lina’s mother had died a few months later giving birth to Poppy. Now, Lina takes Poppy up to their apartment, which is above the shop.

When was the book Black Like Me published?

Black Like Me. Black Like Me, first published in 1961, is a nonfiction book by white journalist John Howard Griffin recounting his journey in the Deep South of the United States, at a time when African-Americans lived under Racial Segregation.

Where does the village take place in the movie?

A series of events tests the beliefs of a small isolated countryside village. What Roles Has Joaquin Phoenix Turned Down? M Night Shyamalan’s The Village revolves around a desolate town in Pennsylvania.

Can you identify a book by its title?

Fiction is cataloged by author and title, not by subject or plot line, which makes identifying books by just their storyline difficult. Readers often ask librarians for help finding these kinds of books. And we can’t figure out the mystery every single time, but we do have a few tricks to help find the answer.

What was the name of the boat in the book she flew no flags?

One of our librarians solved a book mystery by searching “USS You-Know-Who” — the name of a boat in the story that the patron happened to remember. (Another real-life example: She Flew No Flags by Joan Manley.)