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531 pp.
| Simon |
October, 2015 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4814-2637-4$17.99
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EbookISBN 978-1-4814-2639-8
(3)
YA
While far from home, seventeen-year-old Spark is offered a job by the mysterious John Stone. Charged with cataloging the mysterious man's journals, Spark learns that John Stone has had many lives over the centuries. This inventive story provides a nuanced perspective on life during different eras in Europe and rewards readers undeterred by the novel's slow start.