Jeanne DuPrau
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born
January 01, 1944
gender
female
place of birth
San Francisco, The United States
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genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Children's Books
about this author
Jeanne DuPrau spends several hours of every day at her computer, thinking up sentences. She has this quote taped to her wall: "A writer is someone for whom writing is harder than it is for other people" (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.
Jeanne DuPrau doesn't write every minute of every day. She also putters around in her garden. She lives in California...more
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The City of Ember (The Ember Series, #1) by Jeanne DuPrau avg rating 3.91 — 12,322 ratings — published 2003 23 editions |
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The People of Sparks (The Ember Series, #2) by Jeanne DuPrau avg rating 3.63 — 5,359 ratings — published 2004 18 editions |
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The Prophet of Yonwood (The Ember Series, #3) by Jeanne DuPrau avg rating 3.18 — 2,831 ratings — published 2006 10 editions |
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The Diamond of Darkhold (The Ember Series, #4) by Jeanne DuPrau avg rating 3.82 — 1,698 ratings — published 2008 8 editions |
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Car Trouble by Jeanne DuPrau avg rating 3.39 — 85 ratings — published 2005 3 editions |
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The Books of Ember (The Ember Series, #1-3) by Jeanne DuPrau avg rating 4.16 — 43 ratings — published 2008 |
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The Earth House by Jeanne DuPrau avg rating 4.50 — 4 ratings — published 1992 2 editions |
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Adoption: The Facts, Feelings, and Issues of a Double Heritage by Jeanne DuPrau avg rating 2.00 — 2 ratings — published 1981 3 editions |
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Prophet of Yonwood (Books of Ember Series #3) by Jeanne DuPrau avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2006 |
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Health: Decisions for Growth, Toward Your Future by Jeanne DuPrau avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1977 |
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"The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren't the master of yourself anymore. Anger is.
And when anger is the boss, you get unintended consequences.
-Doon's father"
— Jeanne DuPrau (The City of Ember)
And when anger is the boss, you get unintended consequences.
-Doon's father"
— Jeanne DuPrau (The City of Ember)
"There is so much darkness in Ember, Lina. It's not just outside, it's inside us, too. Everyone has some darkness inside. It's like a hungry creature. It wants and wants and wants with a terrible power. And the more you give it, the bigger and hungrier it gets.
-Clary"
— Jeanne DuPrau (The City of Ember)
-Clary"
— Jeanne DuPrau (The City of Ember)
"A darkness different from Ember's, but just as frightening..."
— Jeanne DuPrau (The Diamond of Darkhold (The Ember Series, #4))
— Jeanne DuPrau (The Diamond of Darkhold (The Ember Series, #4))
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