false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1163789085m/3467.jpg 3467 19 When teenagers Lina Mayfleet and Doon Harrow lead their people up out of the Earth, fleeing their dying underground city of Ember, everything is new and a little frightening to the refugees--the sun and the moon, birds, trees, fire&#133;and the people of Ember are strange to the 322 citizens of Sparks, one of the few towns on Earth to survive the time of The Disaster. How can they feed and house the 400 Emberites, the leaders of Sparks wonder, when they have just begun to be able to feed themselves comfortably? But if they don't, these underground people with no survival skills will surely die in the wastelands. They take them in as best they can, but grumbling and bad feeling grows on both sides. Lina returns from a failed search for her persistent vision of a city of light to find the town, egged on by the power-hungry young thug Tick, once again at the point of war, forgetting how the Earth has been destroyed before. But Lina has seen the devastation left by The Disaster, and so she risks a brave move of reconciliation, and when Doon exposes Tick's trickery, the two sides join as the new people of Sparks.<p> In this exciting and solidly constructed sequel to <I>The City of Ember</I>, Jeanne DuPrau moves the story on entrancingly, bringing along her cast of characters from underground and adding new dimensions and relationships as the action escalates to a satisfying conclusion that still allows for further volumes in this fine fantasy. (Ages 10 to 14) <I>--Patty Campbell</I> 2529035 book 2004 The People of Sparks (The Ember Series, #2) total:5734|5:1130|4:2008|3:1975|2:520|1:101| 5734 20748 7554 951 4 5 false false Thu Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 17:13:53 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 17:17:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 10 18:38:56 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 08:30:29 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 5 false false Sat Jan 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 19:16:27 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 19:36:32 -0800 2009 1 City of Ember as a fun, quick YA read, but this sequel is just as entertaining, while also being profoundly thought-provoking and insightful.

I loved that the main characters - Lina and Doon - are honest and warm, with realistic strug...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 06:23:47 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 06:33:27 -0800 2009 The City of Ember. Lina and Doon still figure prominently in the above-ground, post-apocalyptic community that is struggling to regain its foothold in the world. Overwhelmed by the Emberians,...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 21 19:30:04 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 03 12:22:56 -0700 2009 City of Ember and really enjoyed the world and the characters. The ending wasn't a cliffhanger per se, but it really left me wondering what would happen next...so much so that I raced out and bought the next book. Sadly, life got busy and it took me another 4 months to fi...more...]]> 3 1 false true Thu Oct 02 18:43:19 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 10 15:49:27 -0700 2009
I kept comparing the city of Sparks and the city of Ember. (which aren't really cities compared to cities today) I mean Ember ...more...]]> 3 1 false true Sun Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 19:41:13 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 30 22:43:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 2 false true Wed Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 12:06:07 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 08:25:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 21:30:20 -0800 2008 Wed Aug 06 09:07:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 31 09:30:11 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 01 10:54:40 -0800 2009
I thought the 1st book was more of an adventure. This book deals with different groups trying to survive and how small differences can become big deals. This book is probably more realistic, in that it deals with the day to day survival of 700 or so people (400 from and city of embe...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Feb 26 04:48:03 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 04:48:58 -0800 2009 4 1 true false Sun Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Oct 07 21:26:36 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 12 19:33:44 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 3 0 false true Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 19:09:57 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 19:15:18 -0800 2009 The City of Ember. The Emberites begin walking toward something on the horizon and eventually arrive in Sparks, a small town and farming c...more...]]> 4 0 false true Sun Dec 07 19:20:43 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 19:27:09 -0800 2008
The People of Sparks is a great fictional story. It is the sequel to The City of Ember which is also excellent. At the end of The City of Ember, Lina and Doon had found the way out of the city. Now, in this book, they find a way to get the other 300 and some citizens of E...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 16 10:50:43 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 10:51:24 -0700 2009
of Ember’ few years ago, and I thought it was really great, I decided to read ‘People of Sparks’ for my

community readers book. It’s about life of the people...more...]]> 5 0 false true Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 16:14:42 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 16:15:41 -0700 2009 first book, the City of Ember both be the author Jeanne de DuPrau. The People of Sparks carried the same greatness as in the first book and still hooked the reader in reading. The book was intriguing and hooked me on like in The City of Ember. I...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 28 11:09:14 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 11:48:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jul 07 08:45:38 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 08:53:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 22:12:30 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 22:17:54 -0700 2009
Odd.

The people from the city of Ember have come up from the underground city, and are living with the people in the village of Sparks. Culture conflict ensues, with...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 29 17:13:48 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 17:15:18 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3467