Orion Children's Books Spark
Product ID: 314530234
In a world struggling to exist, only the strongest will survive. The explosive, action-packed new adventure from the award-winning author of Kick and Pop! Ash has always lived in Last Village, lonely since the day his father left and never came back. The world is unbearably hot, water is drying up, and life is hard. After a vicious thunderstorm, Ash wakes to find that the village's water has completely run out, and all the other villagers have mysteriously disappeared. Accompanied by the outcast Bronwyn, Ash sets off in search of water, for answers about what happened to the villagers, with hope they might find 'The Kingdom' - a rumoured land to the north where life still flourishes. Ash and Bronwyn have to survive a journey across an arid landscape, discovering that other people out there are even more dangerous than the lightning strikes that follow them. Then they reach The Wall - beyond it, something impossible. Lying in wait are the answers Ash is searching for, and maybe even the truth about what happened to his father. If only he could get past The Wall... Sometimes all it takes is just one spark. Praise for Mitch Johnson 'Fizzes with adventure and great characters who pop from the page' - Peter Bunzl, bestselling author of Cogheart 'I read it all in one gulp!' - Ross Welford, bestselling author of Time Travelling with a Hamster 'A bonkers Willy-Wonka nightmare designed to get children thinking about the effects of everything they buy' - Ross Montgomery, bestselling author of The Midnight Guardians 'A zany adventure that will make you bubble with laughter and fizz with indignation on behalf of our planet' - Maria Kuzniar, bestselling author of The Ship of Shadows 'An exploding soda geyser of a book - an adventure story that will make you laugh, make you angry and make you want to do something to fix this crazy, messed up world' - Charlie Higson, bestselling author of Young Bond and The Enemy ' Pop! is an explosive and unforgettable adventure with defiant heroes, devious villains, deadly corporate secrets all told with Johnson's brilliant humour. I loved it' - Tamsin Winter, bestselling author of Jemima Small Versus the Universe
| Dimensions | 12.7 x 2.03 x 19.56 cm |
| Edition | 1st |
| Isbn 10 | 1510107630 |
| Isbn 13 | 978-1510107632 |
| Item Weight | 1.05 Kilograms |
| Language | English |
| Print Length | 304 pages |
| Publication Date | 3 February 2022 |
| Publisher | Orion Children's Books |
| Reading Age | 9 - 11 years |
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So much more than a story
I loved the ethics of this book, making children morally aware of the problems we have in our world
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Brilliant book
This is a brilliant book. My daughter isn't old enough to to read it so I read it and found it quite wonderful. It is a very good ready, it is written very well and the author has done a very good job of drawing the reader in. My daughter is 6 but I reckon it won't be too long before she's reading it.
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Great.
My 12y old girl loved this. She said it was an excellent read so I have it on my TBR pile. Looking forward to trying it.
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Strong themes in a good narrative
A good book for older readers that has some strong themes of climate change which I think is good to weave into a story. Quite descriptive but the narrative is strong too. My 10 year old nephew really enjoyed it.
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Read This no matter your age
Spark is a well written book that delves into the reactions caused by environmental issues taking part in the protagonists life .I'm not going to ruin the story ( there's nothing worse than someone rewriting the entire plot in a review ) suffice to say this is an interesting and involving read for older children who are starting to question What will become of our planet .
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