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  <name><![CDATA[Jeanne DuPrau]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[&lt;i&gt;Jeanne DuPrau&lt;/i&gt; spends several hours of every day at her computer, thinking up sentences. She has this quote taped to her wall: &quot;A writer is someone for whom writing is harder than it is for other people&quot; (Thomas Mann).
This gives her courage, because she finds writing very hard. So many words to choose from! So many different things that could happen in a story at any moment! Writing is one tough decision after another. 
But it's also the most satisfying thing she knows how to do. So she keeps doing it. So far, she has written four novels, six books of non-fiction, and quite a few essays and stories. 
&lt;i&gt;Jeanne DuPrau&lt;/i&gt; doesn't write every minute of every day. She also putters around in her garden. She lives in California, where it's easy to grow everything from apples to zinnias.
&lt;i&gt;Jeanne DuPrau&lt;/i&gt; doesn't have children, but she has two nephews, a niece, and a dog. The dog lives with her. His name is Ethan. Jeanne and Ethan get along well, though their interests are different. Ethan is not very fond of reading, for example, and Jeanne doesn't much like chasing squirrels. But they agree on walks, naps, and trips in the car to surprise destinations. Ethan also likes to help in the garden. ]]></about>    <gender>female</gender>  <hometown>San Francisco</hometown>  <born_at>01/01/1944</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The City of Ember (The Ember Series, #1)]]></title>
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  <published>2003</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The People of Sparks (The Ember Series, #2) ]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Prophet of Yonwood (The Ember Series, #3) ]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jeanne DuPrau]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Diamond of Darkhold (The Ember Series, #4) ]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Car Trouble]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jeanne DuPrau]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Books of Ember (The Ember Series, #1-3)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jeanne DuPrau]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Earth House]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Adoption: The Facts, Feelings, and Issues of a Double Heritage]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Health: Decisions for Growth, Toward Your Future]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Talespinners]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jeanne DuPrau]]></name>
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