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What must the ancient world have been like, she wondered, with all these strange things moving around in it? Was it wonderful or terrible?

Jeanne DuPrau

What must the ancient world have been like, she wondered, with all these strange things moving around in it? Was it wonderful or terrible?

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About Jeanne DuPrau

Jeanne DuPrau (born 1944 in San Francisco, California) is an American writer, best known for The Books of Ember, a series of science fiction novels for young people. She lives in Menlo Park, California.