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.

WWW jeanneduprau.com

Works

The Books of Ember

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 HouseAdoption: The Facts, Feelings, and Issues of a Double HeritageCellsCloning

''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.