Ember, built as a last refuge for the human race, is running out of power two hundred years later, but twelve-year-old Lina thinks there may yet be hope when she finds part of an ancient message that may hold a key to getting out of the city.

"A picture-book celebration of the ordinary people--grownups and kids--who hold our world together by going about their daily lives and work"--

"The students of Room 26 are doing reports about the jobs they want to have when they grow up--and Humphrey the classroom pet hamster helps aspiring magician Miranda show the class about her own dream job"--

When they first meet, Bailey and Charlie cannot stand one another, but when they met a year later as coworkers, Charlie secretly bets a colleague he can get Bailey to go out with him, and their relationship gets more complicated as they get closer and closer. When Bailey starts a new job at a hotel waterpark, she is less than thrilled to see Charlie is a one of her coworkers. They met a year ago on a flight to Omaha after her parents' divorce, and...

"The zoo isn't what it used to be. It's run down, and Hippo hardly ever gets any visitors. So he decides to set off for the outside with his friend Red Panda. To make it in the human world, Hippo will have to become a Hippopotamister: he'll have to act like a human, get a job, and wear a hat as a disguise. He's a good employee, whether he's a construction worker, a hair stylist, or a sous chef. But what he really needs is a job where he can be himself"--Amazon.com....