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Spark Sarah Beth Durst

Spark By Sarah Beth Durst

Spark by Sarah Beth Durst


$19.49
Condition - Very Good
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Summary

When a shy girl and her dragon-like companion discover their country's idyllic weather comes at a steep-and secret-cost, they recruit fellow students to defy authority and attempt to spread the truth.

Spark Summary

Spark by Sarah Beth Durst

Storm beasts and their guardians create perfect weather every day, and Mina longs for a storm beast of her own. But when the gentle girl bonds with a lightning beast-a creature of fire and chaos-everyone's certain it's a mistake. Everyone but Mina and the beast himself, Pixit. Quickly enrolled in lightning school, Mina struggles to master a guardian's skills, and she discovers that her country's weather comes at a devastating cost-a cost powerful people wish to hide. Mina's never been the type to speak out, but someone has to tell the truth, and, with Pixit's help, she resolves to find a way to be heard.

Spark Reviews

[F]ascinating but powerful.... The underlying theme of the book reminds readers that it only takes one spark from one child to change the world. - Booklist (starred review) The effusive adoration between Mina and her beast, Pixit, evokes The Golden Compass....[Spark is] warm, exciting, hopeful. - Kirkus Reviews [Mina and Pixit's] mutually encouraging relationship will resonate....A reassuring journey of self-discovery. - School Library Journal Readers with a yearning for adventure and justice will delight in this one, and quiet youngsters will especially appreciate receiving respect. - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Introverts will appreciate Mina's strategies for finding alternative ways to stand up for herself, and her eventual carving out of her quiet but determined place among her schoolmates will resonate with them. - Horn Book Magazine

About Sarah Beth Durst

Sarah Beth Durst is the author of fantasy novels for children, teens, and adults. Winner of the Mythopoeic Award and an ALA Alex Award and thrice nominated for the Andre Norton Award for YA Science Fiction and Fantasy, she lives in New York. www.sarahbethdurst.com, Twitter: @sarahbethdurst.

Additional information

GOR013111276
9780358206385
0358206383
Spark by Sarah Beth Durst
Used - Very Good
Paperback
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
20200619
320
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - Spark