City of Ember by: Jeanne DuPrau

        I read this book because I had seen the movie and it was recommended by my friends. I recently saw that there were four books in the series, and I want to find out what happened next. The protagonists are Lina Mayfleet and Doon Harrow. They are two people in an underground city called Ember. They find that there is a hidden message to get out of Ember. They tell the mayor, but find a lot of hidden secrets about the city. Ember was a city made to survive 200 years. This story is told 240 years after it was created. A theme is: Teamwork makes the dream work because to get out of Ember, they all had to work together, and it is hard for them. The best part was the way the author embraced the future and included jokes toward the current society. I would rate it an 8.5. The movie is also very good.

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