Jeanne DuPrau has been a teacher, an editor and a technical writer. The People of Sparks is her second novel and the sequel to The City of Ember. She lives in California, where she keeps a big garden and a small dog.

"Jeanne DuPrau has written one of the most important fables of our time, addressing both our fear of annihilation and of immigration, and she has done it with captivating grace and style ... The People of Sparks is full of suspense and asks good questions about what we owe each other in a community" -- Amanda Craig The Times "The anti-war message of The People of Sparks is more valid now than ever before" Achuka "The second in the trilogy but deserves to be read in its own right ... It has a powerful message for now. Jeanne DuPrau has embedded a topical issue into a completely credible future" -- Mary Hoffman TES "This is a gripping thriller with a biting message - violence has consequences. Well worth reading" -- Fiona Lowe The School Librarian "Interesting and often provocative" -- Clodagh Corcoran Inis

Jeanne DuPrau has been a teacher, an editor and a technical writer. The People of Sparks is her second novel and the sequel to The City of Ember. She lives in California, where she keeps a big garden and a small dog.

"Jeanne DuPrau has written one of the most important fables of our time, addressing both our fear of annihilation and of immigration, and she has done it with captivating grace and style ... The People of Sparks is full of suspense and asks good questions about what we owe each other in a community" -- Amanda Craig The Times "The anti-war message of The People of Sparks is more valid now than ever before" Achuka "The second in the trilogy but deserves to be read in its own right ... It has a powerful message for now. Jeanne DuPrau has embedded a topical issue into a completely credible future" -- Mary Hoffman TES "This is a gripping thriller with a biting message - violence has consequences. Well worth reading" -- Fiona Lowe The School Librarian "Interesting and often provocative" -- Clodagh Corcoran Inis

Jeanne DuPrau has been a teacher, an editor and a technical writer. The People of Sparks is her second novel and the sequel to The City of Ember. She lives in California, where she keeps a big garden and a small dog.

"Jeanne DuPrau has written one of the most important fables of our time, addressing both our fear of annihilation and of immigration, and she has done it with captivating grace and style ... The People of Sparks is full of suspense and asks good questions about what we owe each other in a community" -- Amanda Craig The Times "The anti-war message of The People of Sparks is more valid now than ever before" Achuka "The second in the trilogy but deserves to be read in its own right ... It has a powerful message for now. Jeanne DuPrau has embedded a topical issue into a completely credible future" -- Mary Hoffman TES "This is a gripping thriller with a biting message - violence has consequences. Well worth reading" -- Fiona Lowe The School Librarian "Interesting and often provocative" -- Clodagh Corcoran Inis