Blog #22 Anticipating The City of Ember

After reading the back cover and "The Instructions" part of the book, it seems really similar to The Giver.  The community seems like it is going to be more secluded like the community in The Giver.  I am anxious to compare this book to the The Giver and Among The Hidden.  I've already noticed the age for getting jobs is twelve in this book as well...what is up with this age?!