THE CITY OF EMBER Jeanne DuPrau RANDOM HOUSE NEW YORK Contents Title Page Map The Instructions 1. Assignment Day 2. A Message to the Mayor 3. Under Ember 4. Something Lost, Nothing Found 5. On Night Street 6. The Box in the Closet 7. A Message Full of Holes 8. Explorations 9. The Door in the Roped-Off Tunnel 10. Blue Sky and Goodbye 11. Lizzie’s Groceries 12. A Dreadful Discovery 13. Deciphering the Message 14. The Way Out 15. A Desperate Run 16. The Singing 17. Away 18. Where the River Goes 19. A World of Light 20. The Last Message Acknowledgments About the Author Also by Jeanne DuPrau Copyright Page