The Horn Book Guide

INTERMEDIATE FICTION

Durst, Sarah Beth

Spark

311 pp. | Clarion | May, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-1-328-97342-9 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-328-63988-2

(2) 4-6 When her storm-beast egg hatches into a dragon-like lightning beast, Mina's family thinks there must be a mistake--introverted Mina is nothing like the reckless, impulsive children who usually hatch lightning beasts. The political ramifications of Mina's discovery--that her society's weather manipulation has dangerous effects on those outside the community--are laid out straightforwardly, allowing readers to come to their own moral conclusions.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2019