This is volume 1 in The Book Of Ember .

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 151 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Random House Books for Young Readers .

THE CITY OF EMBER is the debut novel from an exciting new American writer, Jeanne DuPrau. Having been a teacher, an editor and a technical writer, Jeanne DuPrau now writes full-time. She lives in California.