Acknowledgments
My gratitude to my patient agent, Nancy Gallt, my skilled editor, Jim Thomas, and my unfailingly supportive friend Susie Mader.
JEANNE DUPRAU is the bestselling author of The City of Ember, The People of Sparks, and The Prophet of Yonwood. She lives in Menlo Park, California, where she keeps a big garden and a small dog.
To learn more about Jeannie, visit her Web site at www.jeanneduprau.com.
Also by Jeanne DuPrau
THE CITY OF EMBER
THE PROPHET OF YONWOOD
Text copyright © 2004 by Jeanne DuPrau.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
DuPrau, Jeanne.
The people of Sparks / by Jeanne DuPrau. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
SUMMARY: Having escaped to the Unknown Regions, Lina and the others seek help from the village people of Sparks.
eISBN: 978-0-375-89050-5
[1. Fantasy.] I. Title. PZ7.D927Pe 2004 [Fic]—dc22 2003020760
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Quote
The Message
P ART 1: Arrival
1. What Torren Saw
2. Out from Below
3. Through the Village
4. The Doctor’s House
T HE F IRST T OWN M EETING
5. The Pioneer
6. Breakfast with Disaster
7. A Day of New People
8. The Roamer and the Bike
9. Hard, Hungry Work
10. Restless Weeks
11. Tick’s Projects
12. Caspar Arrives with a Surprise
13. Taking Action
P ART 2: Travelers and Warriors
14. What Torren Did
15. A Long, Hot Ride
16. The Starving Roamer
17. Doon Accused
T HE S ECOND T OWN M EETING
18. Caspar’s Quest
19. Unfairness, and What to Do About It
20. The City Destroyed
21. Attack and Counterattack
22. Discoveries
T HE T HIRD T OWN M EETING
23. Getting Ready for War
P ART 3: The Decision
24. What Torren Planned
25. Dread at the Last Minute
26. The Weapon
27. Firefight
28. Surprising Truths
T HE F OURTH T OWN M EETING
29. Three Amazing Visits
Journey Through The Books Of Ember
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Also by Jeanne DuPrau
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