This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
Copyright © 2006 by Jeanne DuPrau
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
DuPrau, Jeanne.
The prophet of Yonwood / by Jeanne DuPrau.—1st ed.
p. cm.
SUMMARY: While visiting the small town of Yonwood, North Carolina, eleven-year-old Nickie makes some decisions about how to identify both good and evil when she witnesses the townspeople’s reactions to the apocalyptic visions of one of their neighbors.
eISBN-13: 978-0-375-84070-8
eISBN-10: 0-375-84070-2
[1. Prophecies—Fiction. 2. Conduct of life—Fiction. 3. Fantasy—Fiction.] I. Title. PZ7.D927Pro 2006 [Fic]—dc22 2005022423
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