City of Ember

A crumbling city. A mysterious box. No known escape. These few sentences describe the City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau. With isolation, horrible jobs, and shocking secrets, this book definitely deserves it's title of New York Times bestseller.

Lina and Doon have lived in the City of Ember since they were born, and each have a taste for adventure. Their city is surrounded by complete darkness, with the city's generator providing the only light. But the city is crumbling and the generator is failing, causing some to panic. When Lina takes away a mysterious box from her younger sister Poppy, she finds the remains of an important-looking piece of paper, and her curiosity leads her to try to fix it. She soon has Doon help, a boy she used to be good friends with, and together they find that the paper is actually "Instructions for Egress", or Exit. Fascinated, the two of them continue putting pieces together, hoping to find a way out of their dying city.

This book is one of my favorites because you can relate to the characters and desperately wish to find the secrets inside this book. Jeanne DuPrau is definitely talented.

Will Lina and Doon find the exit? Can they make the best of their jobs? Is there something dreadful about their city's mayor? Find the answers to your burning questions here, in the City of Ember.