01993cam a22003854a 450000100090000000300040000900500170001300800410003001000170007102000180008802000260010602000210013202000180015302000310017102000260020203500130022804000180024104200090025905000220026808200140029010000200030424500400032425000120036426000390037630000210041533600260043633700280046233800270049052007250051765000130124285600990125585600800135485600920143485600810152612836711OSt20260914092426.0020628s2003    nyu    c      000 1 eng    a  2002010239  a9780375822742  a0375922741qlib. bdg.  a0375822747qpbk.  a9780375822735  a9780375922749q(lib. bdg.)  a9780375822742q(pbk.)  a12836711  aDLCcDLCdDLC  alcac00aPZ7.D927bCi 200300a[Fic]2211 aDuPrau, Jeanne.14aThe city of Ember /cJeanne DuPrau.  a1st ed.  aNew York :bYearling Book,cc2003.  a270 p. ;c22 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aember is the only light in a dark world. But now its lamps are beginning to flicker. The City of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. two hundre year later, suplies are running low and terrifying blackout are sweeping through the streets. It's only a matter of time before the lights go out and never come back on again. When Lina finds part of a secret message, shes sure its hold a clue that will save Ember. She enlists her friend Doon, and together they explore long-forgotten parts of their dying city as they race tpo solve the mystery. If they succeed, they wil have to convince everyone to follow them into danger. But if they fail? The light will burn out and the darkness will close in forever. 1aFantasy.423Contributor biographical informationuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/random053/2002010239.html413Table of contents onlyuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy044/2002010239.html423Publisher descriptionuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/random0413/2002010239.html413Sample textuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0612/2002010239-s.html