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Cover of The city of Ember

The city of Ember

Dallas Middaugh (2012)

SubgenreFantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.84/5 (3618)
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

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Positive tags

AdventureComing of AgeHopeful EndingSelf-DiscoveryMystery

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineOutspoken Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistFish out of Water

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterQuestHidden IdentityLost CivilizationReluctant HeroSecondary World

Themes

Coming of AgeDiscoveryDecay and RenewalHopeCuriosityPurposeCommunity

Synopsis

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.

Tags

DystopianPost-ApocalypticAdventure