{"product_id":"the-boy-who-lost-his-spark-9781536240429","title":"The Boy Who Lost His Spark","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eHamnet \u003c\/i\u003erejoins the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eWhere Snow Angels Go \u003c\/i\u003efor a mischievous tale of ancient magic and modern-day moodiness.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSomeone here was sad but pretending not to be. . . . Someone--and this thought made a smile curl up on its face--needed some nouka-mischief.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Jem and his family first move to a small town, he struggles with his new life. The unhappier he grows, the stranger things become--mischief and chaos seem to bloom everywhere. His sister Verity is sure it is the work of a \"nouka,\" an ancient creature that lives deep down inside the hill above the town--a creature forged from the sparks of a long-extinct volcano. Jem is adamant that there is no such thing. But it is through the magic and mayhem of this small mystical creature that Jem finally finds a sense of belonging, a sense of home--and once again discovers a spark of magic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaggie O'Farrell \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning Irish-British author whose books for adults have received international acclaim, including \u003ci\u003eHamnet\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Fiction Prize at the 2020 National Book Critics Circle Awards. She is also the author of the picture book \u003ci\u003eWhere Snow Angels Go\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini. Maggie O'Farrell lives in Edinburgh. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniela Jaglenka Terrazzini \u003c\/b\u003estudied fine art in Milan and moved to London to study photography. She is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eWhere Snow Angels Go \u003c\/i\u003eby Maggie O'Farrell, \u003ci\u003eThe Night I Met Father Christmas \u003c\/i\u003eby Ben Miller, and \u003ci\u003eThe Seeing Stick \u003c\/i\u003eby Jane Yolen, among other picture books. She lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Walker Books Us","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51182901035282,"sku":"9781536240429","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_392b3f9d-cc74-42b2-8e33-f53a7e9b9e96.jpg?v=1744449290","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-boy-who-lost-his-spark-9781536240429","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}