i was wondering where i could find cliff notes for a book?

Question

the book is called the city of ember by Jeannne DuPrau. it is the 1st one in the series. i already checked sparknotes and pink monkey. i even did a Yahoo! search but no results. i need a chapter by chapter summary not just a summary of the whole book.

Answer 1

Here is a study guide for the book (used by teachers who have assigned the book) that may be helpful. It's not that long a book. Why not just read it, like you're supposed to. It sounds interesting. I'm going to suggest the series to my own daughter, who is always looking for more books to read, just for pleasure.

Answer 2

Hi naughtygirl - www.cliffsnotes.com. Here are some others that can be useful to you. This is a book club link for City of Embers, with a book guide and discussion notes:

www.bookbrowse.com
/reading_guides/detai
l/index.cfm?book_number=1638
(I had to split it so you would get the entire link.)

These are for book reviews, interpretations and summaries of almost every book you need to read:

http://www.allreaders.com/
http://www.bookpage.com/
http://www.bookspot.com/
http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/
http://www.bartleby.com/
http://thebestnotes.com/
http://barronsbooknotes.com/
http://www.novelguide.com/

Here's another couple that discuss City of Embers:
www.very-clever.com/books/ember
www.isd77.k12.mn.us
/schools/franklin
/katie_000.html
(had to split the link again so you could get it all.)

www.isd77.k12.mn.us/schools
/franklin/bookreport_001.html
(link splitting again for full website)

www.amazon.com gives this synopsis:

It is always night in the city of Ember. But there is no moon, no stars. The only light during the regular twelve hours of "day" comes from floodlamps that cast a yellowish glow over the streets of the city. Beyond are the pitch-black Unknown Regions, which no one has ever explored because an understanding of fire and electricity has been lost, and with it the idea of a Moveable Light. "Besides," they tell each other, "there is nowhere but here" Among the many other things the people of Ember have forgotten is their past and a direction for their future. For 250 years they have lived pleasantly, because there has been plenty of everything in the vast storerooms. But now there are more and more empty shelves--and more and more times when the lights flicker and go out, leaving them in terrifying blackness for long minutes. What will happen when the generator finally fails?

Twelve-year-old Doon Harrow and Lina Mayfleet seem to be the only people who are worried. They have just been assigned their life jobs--Lina as a messenger, which leads her to knowledge of some unsettling secrets, and Doon as a Pipeworker, repairing the plumbing in the tunnels under the city where a river roars through the darkness. But when Lina finds a very old paper with enigmatic "Instructions for Egress," they use the advantages of their jobs to begin to puzzle out the frightening and dangerous way to the city of light of which Lina has dreamed. As they set out on their mission, the haunting setting and breathless action of this stunning first novel will have teens clamoring for a sequel. (Ages 10 to 14).

Sounds interesting - why don't you read it, girl?

Best of Luck!

Answer 3

The City of Ember (Random House; 288 pages; $15.95), a first novel by Menlo Park writer Jeanne DuPrau, is set in a run-down municipality cut off from any neighbors and surrounded by an impenetrable darkness. Twelve-year-old Lina Mayfleet wants to be a messenger and travel throughout the city, while her fellow student Doon Harrow prefers to work underground, where he hopes to fix the balky generator that keeps Ember illuminated. As they perform their duties,

the children begin to suspect that things are worse in Ember than the authorities would have them believe, that the day when the supplies run out and the lights go off forever may be closer than anyone has imagined.

When Lina discovers a chewed-up note with what might be instructions for leaving Ember, she enlists Doon's help in deciphering it. Together, they explore Ember's underground passageways and develop a plan to lead their fellow citizens beyond their city's borders, even though no one who has ventured there has ever returned.

Although the central gimmick of "The City of Ember" may be familiar to those who have read widely in science fiction, DuPrau does a fine job of delineating the claustrophobia and paranoia that might arise in an isolated environment slowly losing its battle with entropy. Lina and Doon are appealing,

resourceful characters, and their struggle against their plight generates considerable suspense.

What's disappointing, however, is that the book ends before the full ramifications of their quest can be revealed. It seems as if DuPrau is hedging her bets for a sequel, and readers who have followed Lina and Doon through their trials and tribulations deserve a greater sense of release and resolution than she is willing to provide in this first installment of their saga.

Michael Berry reviews science fiction and fantasy for Book Review. E-mail him at [e-mail].

Hope this helps.
Smartycat

Answer 4

Is there something wrong with taking the time to read the book?

Answer 5

go to amazon.com or barnesandnoble.com...if you can't find a book you need at a bookstore, you can always find it online!

Answer 6

http://www.freebooknotes.com/

This is a really good place, I get my info from it... Hope they have the book you are needing.

Answer 7

oooo watch the movie - i love it!

Answer 8

http://www.pinkmonkey.com/

Answer 9

y.....ebay of course



(or amazon)










.