Jeanne DuPrau: Hello, my name is Jeanne DuPrau. My first name is spelled, J-E-A-N-N-E. People ask of they should say Jeanne, or Jeannie. Either is alright but, Jeannie is spelled with an I-E at the end. Jeanne is my given name and Jeannie is my nick name. My last name is spelled capital D-u-P-r-a-u. It's originally, a french name. People pronounce it wrong all the time, DuProw, Duprew, Depraw, even DuPran but, it's pronounced DuPrau, with a long O. Think of the word Pro, as in tennis pro or golf pro. I happen to be a writing pro.