Review Of Jeanne Duprau's The Diamond Of Darkhold

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Jeanne Duprau has outdone herself with The Diamond of Darkhold. It’s been several months since Lina and Doon escaped the dying city of Ember and, along with the rest of their people joined the town of Sparks. Now struggling through the harsh winter above ground they find a strange book. Iit alludes to a mysterious device from before the Disaster which they believe is still in Ember. Together Lina and Doon must go back underground to retrieve what was lost and bring light to a dark

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