Critics Weigh In: ‘City of Ember’ Movie

Did you know “City of Ember” opened this weekend? It kinda snuck up on me too. I’m surprised I haven’t seen more hype. I mean, I watch TV, I’m not living under a rock, yet I haven’t seen nor heard anything about the release. Strange…
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I’m excited to see it, however, and I’ll be posting my personal review soon. In the meantime, let’s take a peek at what the official critics (and one imaginary one) are saying about the film. See if you can spot the fake!:
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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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