Jeanne DuPrau

Jeanne DuPrau
Born	June 9, 1944 San Francisco, California
Occupation	Novelist
Nationality	American
Notable works	The Books of Ember
Website
www.jeanneduprau.com

Jeanne DuPrau (born 1944 in San Francisco, California) is an American writer, best known for The City of Ember, a series of novels for young people. She lives in Menlo Park, California.

Works

City of Ember

• The City of Ember (2003) - "an engaging tale of mystery, exploration, and adventure ".^[1]
• The People of Sparks (2004) - "heartwarming and beautiful".^[2]
• The Prophet of Yonwood (2006)
• The Diamond of Darkhold (2008)

Other Fiction

• Car Trouble (2005) - "As always, it isn’t the destination, it’s the getting there that’s all the fun."^[3]

Nonfiction

The Earth House (1992 memoir)

• Adoption: The Facts, Feelings, and Issues of a Double Heritage
• Cells
• Cloning
• Daily Life in the American Colonies

Short stories

• "Pearl's Fateful Wish" included in the young adult short story collection What You Wish For, published September 2011.

Film adaptations

A film adaptation of The City of Ember, called City of Ember, was released in October 2008. It was filmed in Belfast, Northern Ireland and stars Bill Murray as the Mayor of Ember, Saoirse Ronan, Harry Treadaway, Tim Robbins and Martin Landau.

References

1. Marianne Dyson. "Book Review: The City of Ember". www.nss.org. National Space Agency. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
2. "The People of Sparks, by Jeanne DuPrau". www.swanhillslibrary.ab.ca. Swan Hills Municipal Library. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
3. "Car Trouble". www.kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. 1 July 2005. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

External links

• Official website
• Jeanne DuPrau at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Jeanne DuPrau at Library of Congress Authorities, with 17 catalog records