The city of Ember /
Jeanne DuPrau.
- New York : Yearling, [2008], c2003.
- 270 p. : col. ill., map ; 20 cm.
Originally published: New York : Random House, 2003. With new ill.
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.