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Torren is a young boy living in a city
called Sparks. He happens to be where he's not supposed to, climbing the wind
tower in the cabbage field. He was supposed to be picking cabbage heads for Dr.
Hester, but his disobedient self always seems to be in charge. While he's on the
tower, he sees what looks like a swarm of bugs gathering on the hills. Those
"bugs" are the people of Ember who have finally left their dying city
under the ground. When the Emberites enter Sparks, they continue to walk towards
what they believe is the town's gathering area. They are greeted by the town's
three leaders, Mary Walters, Ben Barlow, and Wilmer Dent. Lina and Doon, the two
children from Ember explain how and where they came from to the leaders. For a
while, both groups live together without trouble, but soon trouble starts. It
all begins when Torren throws tomatoes at a building and blames it on Doon.
Things begin to worsen between the two groups as the tension grows. Will there
be another war that almost wipes out the entire human race again because the
people of Sparks and Ember can't learn to accept the way things are done between
them?
I believe that this novel was outstanding! Lina and Doon were partners again who
save the day from the problems that befall the city of Sparks like they did for
Ember as it was dying. Torren learns to change his ways because these two
Emberites did what was close to the impossible. I'd recommend this book for
grades 5 through 9 because it's a great book and it's perfect for that age
area.
~ Kayla Aldan, grade 8, Boardman Center Middle School