October 2023, Random House Children's Books, 224 pp
From New York Times bestselling author Jeanne DuPrau.
WHAT IS PROJECT F?
It’s life-changing! It’s an adventure! It’s freedom!
It’s dangerous.
From the author of The City of Ember comes a tension-filled post-apocalyptic novel like nothing you’ve read before…
WELCOME TO THE FUTURE. There are no cars, planes, televisions, or smartphones. Climate change wreaked havoc on Earth hundreds of years ago, and now people live a simpler life. Then thirteen-year-old Keith uncovers a secret. It’s a mysterious mission known only as Project F. It’s exciting, it’s a secret, and it’s going to change the world. It’s exactly the kind of adventure Keith has always longed to be a part of. And what is adventure without a little danger, right? But how much danger is Keith willing to risk? For himself? For his family? For his community?
For the entire world…?
STARRED REVIEWS
SHELF AWARENESS – “Project F by Jeanne DuPrau (The Books of Ember series) is a gentle and affecting children’s solarpunk novel…a thoughtful, urgent meditation on the origins and dangers of climate change.”
DRAMATIC RIGHTS
Please contact Danny Hertz at The Gotham Group.
In the spring of 2003, kids, parents, teachers, librarians – whole communities – discovered and fell in love with Jeanne DuPrau’s story about a doomed city, and the two children who found a way out. More than 10 years later, that story is a bona fide classic, with more than 6 million copies sold.
September 2012, Random House, 144 pp
Experience Jeanne DuPrau’s vision anew as artist Niklas Asker faithfully brings to life the glare of lamps, the dinginess of the streets, and the brilliance of the first sunrise.
CITY OF EMBER SERIES
May 2003, Random House, 288 pp
THE DIAMOND OF DARKHOLD Book 4 – August 2008, Random House, 304 pp
STARRED REVIEWS
KIRKUS – “A harrowing journey into the unknown, and cryptic messages for readers to decipher.”
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY – “An electric debut.”
VOYA – “While Ember is colorless and dark, the book itself is rich with description.”
ACCOLADES
INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS
UK | Random House |
Chinese Simplified | Shanghai 99 (Books 1-4) |
Croatian | Algoritam (Book 1) |
Czech | Argo (Books 1-4) |
Dutch | Facet (Books 1-2) |
French | Gallimard (Books 1-4) |
Greek | Patakis (Books 1-4) |
Hungarian | M & C Publishing (Books 1-3) |
Icelandic | Is-Land ehf. (Book 1) |
Indonesian | Hikmah (Books 1-4) |
Italian | RCS Libri (Books 1-4) |
Japanese | Shuel-Sha Inc. (Book 1) |
Lithuanian | Media Incognito/Obuolys (Book 1) |
Polish | Wydawnictwo Nowa Basn Sp. z.o.o. |
Portuguese/Portugal | Presenca (Book 1) |
Romanian | Grupul Editorial Art |
Russian | Kachelly Publishing House (Books 1, 2, 4) |
Serbian | Carobna Knjiga (Books 1-4) |
Slovak | Slovart (Books 1-4) |
Spanish | Roca (Book 1) |
Thai | Amarin (Book 1) |
Turkish | E Yayinlari (Books 1-3) |
DRAMATIC RIGHTS
THE CITY OF EMBER was licensed to Walden Media and released in October 2008. The film was produced by Tom Hanks, and starred Saoirse Ronan (Oscar nominee for her role in Atonement) as Lina, Harry Treadaway as Doon and featured Bill Murray, Martin Landau and Tim Robbins.