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There are many books in the world that would be recommended. But only one book would capture my attention, The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau. If you ever want to read a book about pollution and war, that nearly destroys the planet, and an underground city. The City of Ember would satisfy that craving for a good book.

 The City of Ember is about an underground city that has been there for 200+ years. Ember was created to protect people from pollution, war, and radiation. Instructions of how to get out of Ember were placed in a special box. The box was set for 200 years and the citizens were down in Ember for nearly 250 years. By that point in time, the city’s lights that were place on the cavern ceiling to light the city were starting to wear out. And, everyday or so, blackouts would happen due to their generator being so old. The plot makes the book so worthwhile to read because it grabs your attention by saying that they have been there for many years and want to get out.

 The main characters of this story are Lina and Doon. And both are the “heroes” of the story and have one thing in common. To get the job they want to work for. Once you're old enough, you get assigned a job with a slip of paper. Someone took Doon’s wanted job. Lina got a job she wasn’t expecting, Pipeworks Laborer. And Doon got Lina’s wanted job, Messenger. So, Lina and Doon swap jobs so they could have what they pretty much wanted. The things I like about the characters is that they get to have jobs at a specific age and that Lina and Doon help to save the 200 citizens of Ember. The characters make the book worthwhile to read because they attempt to keep Ember safe from the disasters that can happen.

 Many aspects of the book make it so good to read, one is that it involves the subject of pollution, radiation, etc. Which is basically what happens in our world to day. And how it forced them to live in an underground society. Also, another good aspect is that it says how Lina and Doon and Lina’s little sister, Poppy, get the people out of Ember and into the above-ground world. This book has won 2 awards. Both were given in the year of 2006. They were the Mark Twain Award and the William Allen White Children’s Book Award. This book has also been made into a movie released by Twentieth Century Fox in 2008. And had a cast of some Academy and Oscar winning actors and actresses, and an Oscar nominee director.

 It has been said that the characters and pace of the story will keep readers hooked, and I personally believe that. This book is in my mind one the best books ever written for the children, and teenager crowd, it is a very good story with a lot of meat and potatoes to the plot and story. People should read this book because it has a very good sense and pace to the story and the characters, and setting just make it so great. I can definitely tell you that once you read this story, you will be hooked with it and will want to see the movie in no time.