The Prophet of Yonwood (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781606866221)

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.

"From the Hardcover edition."

Author: Jeanne DuPrau
ISBN-10: 1606866222
ISBN-13: 9781606866221
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Language: English
Published: 05/08/2007
Pages: 289
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.60d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.9
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 106652 / Prophet of Yonwood