The Prophet of Yonwood (The City of Ember Book 4)
Before there was Ember…there was Yonwood. Discover the prophecy that started it all in this prequel to the The City of Ember—a modern-day classic with over 4 MILLION copies sold!
Nickie will grow up to be one of the first citizens of the city of Ember. But for now, she is a girl who has just moved to the town of Yonwood. There, she discovers a place full of suspicion, where one citizen’s visions of fire and destruction have turned everyone against each other. Eager to take her mind off her father’s absence as he works on a mysterious government project, Nickie reads her great-grandfather’s peculiar journals, spies on a reclusive neighbor who studies the heavens, and meets a strange boy who is fascinated with snakes— all while keeping an eye out for trouble. But is it already too late to avoid a devastating war?
Praise for the City of Ember books:
Nominated to 28 State Award Lists!
An American Library Association Notable Children’s Book
A New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing Selection
A Kirkus Reviews Editors’ Choice
A Child Magazine Best Children’s Book
A Mark Twain Award Winner
A William Allen White Children’s Book Award Winner
“A realistic post-apocalyptic world. DuPrau’s book leaves Doon and Lina on the verge of undiscovered country and readers wanting more.” —USA Today
“An electric debut.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred
“While Ember is colorless and dark, the book itself is rich with description.” —VOYA, Starred
“A harrowing journey into the unknown, and cryptic messages for readers to decipher.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred
Nickie will grow up to be one of the first citizens of the city of Ember. But for now, she is a girl who has just moved to the town of Yonwood. There, she discovers a place full of suspicion, where one citizen’s visions of fire and destruction have turned everyone against each other. Eager to take her mind off her father’s absence as he works on a mysterious government project, Nickie reads her great-grandfather’s peculiar journals, spies on a reclusive neighbor who studies the heavens, and meets a strange boy who is fascinated with snakes— all while keeping an eye out for trouble. But is it already too late to avoid a devastating war?
Praise for the City of Ember books:
Nominated to 28 State Award Lists!
An American Library Association Notable Children’s Book
A New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing Selection
A Kirkus Reviews Editors’ Choice
A Child Magazine Best Children’s Book
A Mark Twain Award Winner
A William Allen White Children’s Book Award Winner
“A realistic post-apocalyptic world. DuPrau’s book leaves Doon and Lina on the verge of undiscovered country and readers wanting more.” —USA Today
“An electric debut.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred
“While Ember is colorless and dark, the book itself is rich with description.” —VOYA, Starred
“A harrowing journey into the unknown, and cryptic messages for readers to decipher.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred
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Community Reviews
I truly liked it more than I thought. It is the prequel to the entire series. It shows how Nicki was actually the author of the diary Doon and Lina found in Sparks. It chronicles how she became the person she became and how it all started (the underground city and why and how it got there...her father is one of the builders and masterminds for it.)
It also covers about Hoyt and how he made contact with the aliens and warned the Presidents and how the Presidents all put their differences aside to save the earth and get over their egos and prevent war. However, like all those who preceeds them, things are forgotten and they go back to their anger and who owns what property and let's go to war.
It covers how one person (Mrs. Beesley)tries to do good but interprets God's messages through Althea (the Prophet) incorrectly and causes people to do things she feels is good. In other words, everyone took her words as gospel and she (although I strongly do believe is essentially good), had too much influnece and power and she started to get a swelled head, to put it bluntly.
Nicki is there brave and curious heroine who has a good backbone and tries to do good. It is through her actions that we see, not everything is as it seems...the albino bear, the Prophet, the house, etc.
Personally, if you read the entire series, re-read this one as the dessert. It really ties everything together and makes you appreciate the series more.
It also covers about Hoyt and how he made contact with the aliens and warned the Presidents and how the Presidents all put their differences aside to save the earth and get over their egos and prevent war. However, like all those who preceeds them, things are forgotten and they go back to their anger and who owns what property and let's go to war.
It covers how one person (Mrs. Beesley)tries to do good but interprets God's messages through Althea (the Prophet) incorrectly and causes people to do things she feels is good. In other words, everyone took her words as gospel and she (although I strongly do believe is essentially good), had too much influnece and power and she started to get a swelled head, to put it bluntly.
Nicki is there brave and curious heroine who has a good backbone and tries to do good. It is through her actions that we see, not everything is as it seems...the albino bear, the Prophet, the house, etc.
Personally, if you read the entire series, re-read this one as the dessert. It really ties everything together and makes you appreciate the series more.
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