{"product_id":"little-spark-by-jess-kidd-library-display-pack","title":"Little Spark by Jess Kidd Library Display Pack","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThings in Jars\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Night Ship\u003c\/em\u003e comes a Victorian-era mystery of sublime invention - with a twist you won’t see coming. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Spark\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis gothic suspense at its finest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCanongate is offering free display packs to libraries to promote the book which will be published in August. Each pack will include the following:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 x A3 poster\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 x A4 standee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReading group guide (downloadable pdf)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA3 wrapping paper sheets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA copy of the book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMore about the book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA secret cannot stay locked away forever\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBodkin Bell, orphan, pickpocket and survivor, doesn’t know where she came from, but she knows she’s different. Gaslights flare as she walks past. Cutlery spins. Shocks fly from her fingertips.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor years, she was ‘Little Spark’, the star of an electrifying travelling act – until it went too far and she ended up in a London gaol.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow she’s been offered a way out. A chance to serve at Point Mote, a vast, desolate house marooned on the misty Kent marshes. There, she will assist a reclusive family of cunning inventors in the creation of automata: miraculous, lifelike machines for which gentlemen collectors will pay handsomely.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut this house of wonders hides mysteries too. As Bodkin starts to question why she is really there, she unearths secrets that have been buried bone-deep for years – and a truth beyond all imagining. One that was never meant to be found.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJess Kidd\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas brought up in London as part of a large family from County Mayo. She is the author of several acclaimed novels for adults including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHimself, The Hoarder, Things in Jars\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Night Ship\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and a book for children, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEveryday Magic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. In 2017, Kidd won the Costa Short Story Award and in 2020 she was picked by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as one of the best emerging Irish writers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to order\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003ePlease place your free order below.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\"\u003eOrders for one pack per library only.\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eIf you are ordering more than one pack (to disperse to other libraries in your region) you need to also email\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:Kimberley.Sheehan@readingagency.org.uk\"\u003ekathleen.ktorides@readingagency.org.uk\u003c\/a\u003e to notify her of the individual library names that the packs will be used at. Alternatively, you can do individual orders for each library in the shop. Please place your order by \u003cstrong\u003e24 July. \u003c\/strong\u003ePacks may sell out before this date.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Reading Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57605104763262,"sku":"4000ARP26LSPARK","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0111\/3562\/files\/LittleSparksPOSMENU-01-01.jpg?v=1782299119","url":"https:\/\/shop.readingagency.org.uk\/products\/little-spark-by-jess-kidd-library-display-pack","provider":"The Reading Agency","version":"1.0","type":"link"}