The city of Ember /
Jeanne DuPrau.
- New York : Yearling, 2008.
- 270 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 20 cm.
- Books of Ember ; bk. 1. .
"The first book of Ember"--Cover.
In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.