Jeanne DuPrau

Jeanne DuPrau is an American writer, best known for The Books of Ember, a series of science fiction novels for young people. She lives in Menlo Park, California.

Works

The City of Ember
The People of Sparks
The Prophet of Yonwood
''The Diamond of Darkhold''
Other fiction
Car Trouble
Voyagers: Escape the Vortex
''Project F''
Nonfiction
The Earth House
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.