Jeanne DuPrau könyvei a rukkolán

Jeanne DuPrau - A ​Parázs Népe
"Itt ​minden zöld és hatalmas. A fény az égből árad felénk..." Amikor Lina és Doon végül kivezeti Szikraváros népét a földalatti sötétségből, egy csodálatos, színes, élettel teli világ tárul a szemük elé. Ámde hogyan éljenek ezután ebben a teljesen új, idegen környezetben? Egy Parázs nevű kicsiny falu lakói hajlandóak segíteni Szikraváros menekültjein, bár eddig még sohasem kellett megosztozniuk saját világukon senki mással. A két nép között a különbségek hamarosan viharos ellentétekbe csapnak át. Most újra Doon és Lina feladata, hogy megtalálják a szabadulás útját. Elkerülhető-e a végzetes háború? Szikraváros című könyvének izgalmakkal teli folytatásában Jeanne DuPrau az akadályok leközdéséhez szükséges erő és bátorság történetét meséli el.

Jeanne DuPrau - Car ​Trouble
When ​Duff's Ford Escort breaks down after barely a hundred miles, he uses his laptop and some quick thinking to piece together a way to continue his trip. What he doesn't plan on are the characters he meets along the road, including a hitchhiker with a secret, an aspiring singer with a con artist for a mother, a couple of thugs, and a carsick terrier.

Jeanne DuPrau - The ​Prophet of Yonwood
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.

Jeanne DuPrau - The ​City of Ember
Many ​hundreds of years ago, the city of Ember was created by the Builders to contain everything needed for human survival. It worked - but now the storerooms are almost out of food, crops are blighted, corruption is spreading through the city and worst of all - the lights are failing. Soon Ember could be engulfed by darkness-But when two children, Lina and Doon, discover fragments of an ancient parchment, they begin to wonder if there could be a way out of Ember. Can they decipher the words from long ago and find a new future for everyone? Will the people of Ember listen to them?

Jeanne DuPrau - Szikraváros
A ​csillogó Szikraváros már generációk óta virágkorát éli, ragyogó fényeinek köszönhetően lakói elégedettek és boldogok. Ám a földalatti város hatalmas generátora a meghibásodás határán áll, az utcákat és tereket megvilágító nagy lámpák mindenki megrökönyödésére vibrálni kezdenek. Két tinédzser vállalja magára a feladatot, hogy az idővel versenyre kelve szétnézzen Szikravárosban különböző nyomok utána kutatva, melyek tán segítenek megérteni a város létezésének misztériumát, és kimenekíteni a tisztes polgárokat, mielőtt az összes fény kihunyna.

Jeanne DuPrau - The ​Diamond of Darkhold
It’s ​been several months since Lina and Doon escaped the dying city of Ember and, along with the rest of their people, joined the town of Sparks. Now, struggling through the harsh winter aboveground, they find an unusual book. Torn up and missing most of its pages, it alludes to a mysterious device from before the Disaster, which they believe is still in Ember. Together, Lina and Doon must go back underground to retrieve what was lost and bring light to a dark world. In the fourth Book of Ember, bestselling author Jeanne DuPrau juxtaposes yet another action-packed adventure with powerful themes about hope, learning, and the search for truth.

Jeanne DuPrau - The ​People of Sparks
When ​the people of the underground city of Ember follow Lina and Doon to the surface, little prepares them for what they will encounter. Leaving behind the darkness that has been their home for generations, they discover a world of colour, warmth and light. The people of the small village of Sparks seem willing to help them ...at first ...but life on the surface has it's dark side too. Before long the villagers of Sparks become more reluctant to share their precious resources with the strange, new underground people. Lina and Doon watch in horror as the differences between the two groups grow into resentment, anger and hate. Somehow they must help overcome the distrust and bring the people of Ember and Sparks together.