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I really, really like this book. I read The City of Ember years ago, and knew there were sequels, but hadn't gotten around to reading them. While Ember explored fascinating ideas of equality and scarcity, The People of Sparks is a post-apocalyptic narrative in which the solution is not to take up arms and destroy the oppressors, (as in most YA of this genre) but for everyone to do the hard, sacrificial work of coming together to solve the problems of a troubled world. The way it deals with us vs. them narratives, and particularly the presence of refugees is beautiful, and even prophetic. The writing is gentle and gorgeous.