The People of Sparks

Wow, I was kind of blown away by this book. I would love to at least read this book with my class some day, if not write a whole unit on it. It could definitely be used with younger readers (I'm thinking fourth or fifth grade) because the heavy themes are right out there in the open. I was a tad frustrated as an adult reading it because there is no subtlety whatsoever, but it would really work with children I think. War, poverty, decision-making, right and wrong, etc. could be taught using this book. It's more powerful than its prequel, [b:The City of Ember 307791 The City of Ember (Books of Ember, #1) Jeanne DuPrau http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1298499778s/307791.jpg 2285229]. I've got the third one on hold at the library and I am looking forward to reading it.