The Scoop: City of Ember Movie Trailer
City of Ember: dystopian children’s lit masterpiece? Agreed. Film masterpiece? We shall see. Take a look at the just-released trailer:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKtu-Ed9LWo]
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Lina and Doon are a bit older than I imagined, and the mayor (Bill Murray) is a bit more slender, but all in all it don’t seem too shabby an effort.
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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