Jeanne DuPrau

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Jeanne DuPrau (born 1944 in San Francisco, California) is an American writer, best known for The Books of Ember, a series of novels for young people. She lives in Menlo Park, California. DuPrau received a BA in English Literature from Scripps College in Claremont, California. She has been a high school English teacher, an editor for educational publishing companies, a technical writer for Apple Inc. and a freelance writer. On her website and several other online biographies, DuPrau is described as a gardening enthusiast and dog lover. She is also an ice skater, a bird watcher, a meditator, a house builder, a gardener, a piano player, and gourmet vegetarian cook. DuPrau has no children. She has two nephews and a niece. She also had a Cairn Terrier named Ethan who was almost 16 years old when he died. She now has a new puppy named Jockey, who is a Norfolk Terrier.