A Little Spark by Barry Jonsberg
SHORTLISTED: 2024 Chief Minister's NT Book Awards, Children's/YA Books SHORTLISTED: 2023 NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature NOTABLE BOOK: 2023 CBCA Book of the Year, Older Readers I don't tell Mum and Sam anything about my weekends with Dad. It would be giving them tickets into that world. The world Dad and I have created. And I don't want to do that. It's ours. It's all we have. It's all we've been allowed since my parents got divorced. Cate gets to spend every second weekend with her dad, and each time something special and surprising happens. Something that fires the creative spark that Cate channels into her writing. And everything is fine until Cate's stepdad, Sam, gets offered his dream job in London and her mum decides they are going to move to England with him... Cate must decide what she wants for herself. She loves both her parents - but she must choose between them. A warm and funny novel full of unexpected twists and turns, joy and heartbreak.
Barry Jonsberg has won numerous awards for his books, both nationally and internationally. He has been published in twenty countries and translated into many languages. In 2019 his bestselling novel, My Life As An Alphabet, was made into an award-winning film, H is For Happiness, released throughout the world to great critical acclaim. The same production company is now working on an adaptation of his novel Catch Me If I Fall.
Barry lives in Darwin, in the Top End of Australia, with his wife Anita and his crazy dog, Zorro.
Barry lives in Darwin, in the Top End of Australia, with his wife Anita and his crazy dog, Zorro.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781911679707 |
| ISBN 10 | 1911679708 |
| Title | A Little Spark |
| Author | Barry Jonsberg |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Murdoch Books |
| Year published | 2023-04-06 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Indie Book Awards 2023 (Australia), Short-listed for Book of the Year: Older Readers 2023 (Australia), Short-listed for CBCA Awards 2024 (Australia), Long-listed for Best Young Adult Book 2023 (Australia) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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