{"product_id":"frankie-sparks-and-the-talent-show-trick-9781534430464","title":"Frankie Sparks and the Talent Show Trick","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrankie Sparks uses her inventing skills to help her friend overcome stage fright in this second chapter book in the STEM inspired Frankie Sparks, Third-Grade Inventor series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's time for the annual school talent show, and Frankie is excited to audition with her magic act  She wants to be just like her idol, Adelaide Herrmann, Queen of Magic. But on the day of the audition, Frankie's best friend and Magician's Assistant, Maya, gets a big, scary case of stage fright  How can Maya be Frankie's helper on stage if she can't bring herself to speak in front of their audience? It's up to Frankie Sparks to invent just the perfect thing to help her best friend cope with the spotlight\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMegan Frazer Blakemore is an author for children and young adults. Her middle grade novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Firefly Code\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Daybreak Bond\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Friendship Riddle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Spy Catchers of Maple Hill\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Water Castle\u003c\/i\u003e, the latter of which was named a \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Children's Book of 2013, a Bank Street College Best Book 2014, a Junior Library Guild Selection, and has been included on numerous state lists. Her books for young adults are \u003ci\u003eGood and Gone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSecrets of Truth \u0026amp; Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVery in Pieces\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a Junior Library Guild selection. A school librarian, Megan has a BA from Columbia University, and an MLS from Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Megan is currently pursuing her doctorate in library science. She lives in Maine with her husband, two children, two cats, a leopard gecko, and (sometimes) a hive of bees. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNadja Sarell is an illustrator living in Helsinki, Finland. She graduated with MA in dance from Theatre Academy Helsinki and graduated from North Wales School of Art and Design with BA in illustration for children's publishing in 2004. Since then she has worked as a freelance illustrator in Finland and abroad. She loves to teach art, illustration, and dance for both children and adults.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aladdin Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515697008914,"sku":"9781534430464","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_62d324cd-d1d6-496b-9988-9f3a273678b6.jpg?v=1731009335","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/frankie-sparks-and-the-talent-show-trick-9781534430464","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}