The Prophet of Yonwood

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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.*

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Other Editions

• The Prophet of YonwoodPaperbackYearling2016-05-03
• The prophet of YonwoodRandom House2006-01-01
• The Prophet of YonwoodeBookRandom House Children's Books2006-01-01
• The Prophet of Yonwood (Ember)Audio CDListening Library (Audio)2006-05-09
• The Prophet of YonwoodAudio CassetteListening Library2006-06-01
• The Prophet of YonwoodAudio CDListening Library2006-06-01