Jeanne DuPrau

Dec 7, 2024 | sentencecenter.substack.com | Kate DiCamillo |Robert O’Brien |Mary Norton |Jeanne DuPrau

Just in time for keeping busy while traveling for the holidays or cozying up under a blanket at home, here are our winter reading recommendations. This list of books has a special twist— they all have been adapted into movies. It’s up to our intrepid readers to decide if the silver screen manages to capture the magic on the page. The Tale of Despereaux By Kate DiCamilloDespereaux, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea.

Nov 20, 2023 | likewise.com | Jeanne DuPrau |J.K. Rowling |J. K. Rowling |Cassandra Clare

Suggested byAmelia and upvoted by 1 otherAmeliaIt’s mainly about a girl in a weird made up world that is run by this main river that gives the city power, which goes out a lot. It talks about how this girl lives in this old rundown community with a few other of her friends and what she find out about the backstory of the city and why it’s having these problems and power outages. To add a comment, download the Likewise app from your device's app store.

Oct 10, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Jeanne DuPrau |Peter Brown |Dav Pilkey

From the Wild Robot series , Vol. 3 Hugely entertaining, timely, and triumphant. Robot Roz undertakes an unusual ocean journey to save her adopted island home in this third series entry. When a poison tide flowing across the ocean threatens their island, Roz works with the resident creatures to ensure that they will have clean water, but the destruction of vegetation and crowding of habitats jeopardize everyone’s survival.

Aug 9, 2023 | joblo.com | Steve Seigh |Jeanne DuPrau

Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria, The Voyeurs) is taking Hollywood by the horns while dodging rumors on her way to the top. Saying it’s challenging to watch people speculate about your life and family online, Sweeney recently cleared the air while speaking with Variety about her determination to rise above the rabble.

May 8, 2023 | fresherslive.com | A Maria Minolini |Jeanne DuPrau

City of Ember The film City of Ember is an exciting adventure movie that premiered in 2008. It was based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Jeanne DuPrau. The movie was directed by Gil Kenan, who made his live-action directorial debut with this film. The star-studded cast included Saoirse Ronan, Harry Treadaway, Bill Murray, Mackenzie Crook, Martin Landau, Mary Kay Place, Toby Jones, and Tim Robbins.