peopleofsparks

The People of Sparks, by Jeanne DuPrau (Sequel to The City of Ember) ISBN: 0-375-92824-3 c2004 338 pages

Good sections to read aloud: p. 1 the letter pp. 7-8 where the people from Ember are coming to the city of Sparks

Summary: Lina and Doon, kids from The City of Ember, sent a message to their people on how to get to another settlement above ground. For years, the people of Ember have lived underground and didn’t know any different...that was until Lina and Doon decided to find a way out. What they found was a new city and a new group of people who took them in...The People of Sparks. At first, the people in Sparks are pleasant and give them shelter and food. The people from Ember help with work around their settlement, but resentment sets in with the people of Sparks when they realize they cannot continue being generous forever. They tell the people of Ember that they will give them food and shelter for six months and teach them skills to live on their own. The people of Ember retaliate against the people of Sparks and Lina and Doon try to figure out a way to make peace for everyone.

YA fiction--science fiction

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