People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau (338 pages)
Sequel to The City of Ember The people from the city of Ember have escaped their underground lives. The first city they encounter on their new journey is Sparks. Not surprisingly, the people of Sparks are taken aback by the fact that 400 people have arrived out of nowhere and want to live in their city. With a food and housing shortage, the people of Sparks don’t have much to give, but they do open their homes to the Emberites. Tensions are high though, and the people of Sparks soon start to grumble about having to feed and house the Emberites, so they put them to work in the fields and send them to the dilapidated Pioneer Hotel. Lina, Poppy, and Mrs. Murdaugh help out at the doctor’s house and have to put up with a whiny boy named Torren. Jealous of the Emberites, Torren wastes several tomatoes and blames the act on Doon. This one event sets up a downward spiral as Emberites and the people of Sparks begin to bicker and quarrel. Soon, everyone wants the Emberites to go. Will they survive or will they be forced to leave?
Miss Simer’s Rating: **1/2
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