| The Prophet of Yonwood Contributor(s): DuPrau, Jeanne (Author) |
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ISBN: 1606866222 ISBN-13: 9781606866221 Publisher: Perfection Learning OUR PRICE: $17.34 Product Type: Prebound - Other Formats Published: May 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Science Fiction - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2005022423 |
| Lexile Measure: 760 |
| Series: Book of Ember |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.1" W x 7.6" (0.55 lbs) 289 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Small Town - Geographic Orientation - North Carolina |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 106652 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It's 50 years before the settlement of the city of Ember, and the world is in crisis. War looms on the horizon as 11-year-old Nickie and her aunt travel to the small town of Yonwood, North Carolina. There, one of the town's respected citizens has had a terrible vision of fire and destruction. Her garbled words are taken as prophetic instruction on how to avoid the coming disaster. If only they can be interpreted correctly. . . . As the people of Yonwood scramble to make sense of the woman's mysterious utterances, Nickie explores the oddities she finds around town--her great-grandfather's peculiar journals and papers, a reclusive neighbor who studies the heavens, a strange boy who is fascinated with snakes--all while keeping an eye out for ways to help the world. Is this vision her chance? Or is it already too late to avoid a devastating war? In this prequel to the acclaimed "The City of Ember "and "The People of Sparks, "Jeanne DuPrau investigates how, in a world that seems out of control, hope and comfort can be found in the strangest of places. "From the Hardcover edition." |