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The Prophet of Yonwood: The Third Book of Ember (Books of Ember)
by Jeanne Duprau
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (2006-05-09)
ISBN: 0375875263
EAN: 9780375875267
Hardcover: 304 pages
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Release Date: 2006-05-09
SKU: 070405077
Condition: Collectible: Like Ne
Comments: FIRST EDITION. Nice clean dust jacket and clean tight text. No highlights/writing/underlining/tears/creases etc. This book is like new. Great copy for your collection at a fantastic price . (ref. A65)
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
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?
In this prequel to the acclaimed The City of Ember and The People of Sparks, Jeanne DuPrau investigates how, in a world that seems out of control, hope and comfort can be found in the strangest of places.
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Customer Reviews
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Not like the other books in the series.
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-11-16
I agree with the other reviewers that "The Prophet" is unlike the other books in the Ember series.
However, that doesn't mean it wasn't a good book. . . just different.
I thought the story was very well written and included a lot of good moral lessons for young people.
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Would be OK outside of the series
Rating  (2)
Date: 2008-11-11
...The Earth is on the apparent verge of Apocalypse, the United States President issues daily warnings related to latent Galactic threats. 11-year old Nickie comes to small town of Yonwood, trying to achieve her three goals:
1. Keep Yonwood as her new home,
2. Fall in love,
3. Save the world.
It sounds like a normal teenager's "to-do list" - and like a beginning of a good story. But that's essentially where the story of Ember stops, and where begins the cautionary tale about the danger of people blindly following the leaders and not thinking by themselves. Yonwood town people would obey even the most absurd rules like "No singing", "no dogs". When should we stop blindly listening to authorities and listen to our common sense?
It is a great message, but should it overshadow the story?
The main issue that bothered me is the fact that "Prophet of Yonwood" is the prequel to "City of Ember" and "People of Sparks". In prequel, the readers would expect to learn more about the history of Ember creation, about the events causing the catastrophe. Yet, this information is (very sparsely) given only on the last pages of the book, almost "by the way". Even though there is enough action in this book, almost none of it is related to the history of city of Ember. While this could be acceptable for prequel to the adult fiction book, young readers feel cheated and disappointed. When the book is defined as part of the series, kids expect if not totally "linear" flow, but at least more clear connections.
To confirm my feelings, I asked my daughter what she thinks about this book. According to the girl, who loved first two books, "this one is OK, but it's not related to Ember at all. And there is not a lot of stuff happening".
I could only add that if the author wanted to target children's audience, she should have thought about this!
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Great addition to the books of ember
Rating  (4)
Date: 2008-10-22
I enjoyed it. I wish It had included a certain letter that I read in another Ember book. Now I have to hunt for this book again, to fill in the blank... But a fun read. I love these books.
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Boring Book, but anti-religious not Christian Fiction
Rating (2)
Date: 2008-09-23
3 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book is extremely boring. I liked City of Ember, People of the Sparks was so-so and this one wasn't really even related to them.
I can't understand the folks out there that said the book was like Christian Fiction. It was the opposite!! The book portrays religious people, Christians in particular, as narrow-minded, nonthinking people that will follow anyone with a strong opinion like they were sheep. One has to wonder if the author ever met a Christian in real-life (not just caricature in liberal media or televangelists). Some of what she portrays is valid, but most religious people I know are not that gullible. Still, my main objection is the bland storyline, the rather simpleminded girl as protagonist and the fact that it doesn't explain anything about how the City of Ember came to be (other than the last 3 pages.)
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Clever, clever, clever
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-09-02
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is a thoughtful book about the dangers of blind belief. I would say its Author is Buddhist rather than a right-wing Evangelical. It helps make the leap from today to 200 years in the future. Good writing, good story. I enjoyed it.
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