It’s 50 years before the settlement of the city of Ember, and the world
is in crisis. War looms on the horizon as 11-year-old Nickie and her
aunt travel to the small town of Yonwood, North Carolina. There, one of
the town’s respected citizens has had a terrible vision of fire and
destruction. Her garbled words are taken as prophetic instruction on how
to avoid the coming disaster. If only they can be interpreted
correctly. . . .
As the people of Yonwood scramble to make sense
of the woman’s mysterious utterances, Nickie explores the oddities she
finds around town—her great-grandfather’s peculiar journals and papers, a
reclusive neighbor who studies the heavens, a strange boy who is
fascinated with snakes—all while keeping an eye out for ways to help the
world. Is this vision her chance? Or is it already too late to avoid a
devastating war?
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Noah,
ReplyDeleteYou must enjoy this author! What do you like about her books?
Her writing style is very complex and detailed but not in any way boring
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