Sparks of Light - Hardcover

Taylor, Janet B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0544609573 ISBN 13: 9780544609570

Publisher: Clarion Books, 2017

Synopsis

“The perfect blend of mystery, sci-fi, action, cute guys, romance, history and gorgeous Scotland.” —Justine magazine on Into the Dim

For the first time in her life, Hope Walton has friends . . . and a (maybe) boyfriend. She’s a Viator, a member of a long line of time-traveling ancestors. When the Viators learn of a plan to steal a dangerous device from the inventor Nikola Tesla, only a race into the past can save the natural timeline from utter destruction. Navigating the glitterati of The Gilded Age in 1895 New York City, Hope and her crew will discover that high society can be as deadly as it is beautiful.

In this sequel to the dazzling time-travel romance Into the Dim, sacrifice takes on a whole new meaning as Hope and Bran struggle to determine where—or when—they truly belong.
 
 

About this title

About the Author:

The 2013 winner of the coveted #PitchWars, Janet B. Taylor has four years’ experience writing web content for a major television network fan site (CBS) that garners over a hundred thousand hits a day. Janet travels extensively to those places where her novels are set, often roaming around at night to commune with the famous historical figures about whom she loves to write. She is a member of several writing organizations, including the SCBWI and the Historical Novel Society, and lives in a tiny town in Arkansas with her family. Visit her at janetbtaylor.com and on Twitter at @Janet_B_Taylor.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 9 Up—The follow-up to Into the Dim finds Hope, her mother, her baby sister, and the rest of the Viators safe and sound in 21st-century Scotland, but there's a new problem on the horizon. The Viators learn that their nemesis is looking for a device that allows Timeslippers to increase the length of time they spend in the past. To prevent this dangerous device from landing in the wrong hands, the Viators travel to 1895 New York City to find Nikola Tesla and destroy the device. Along the way, Hope and the Viators get themselves in some sticky situations, but Hope's eidetic memory always conveniently saves the day. This second volume begins well, but it suffers from idea overload. The novel explores the Gilded Age, racism post—Emancipation Proclamation, lobotomies, and the institutionalization of women. Cameos by Elizabeth I, Nellie Bly, and Tesla are peppered throughout. By concentrating on one or two of the aforementioned ideas, the title could have taken readers on an adventure to a little-known time and place in U.S. history. Instead, the narrative gets bogged down with too many plotlines. Its lack of focus makes it difficult for readers to get invested. VERDICT Pass on this sequel and instead recommend Alexandra Bracken's Passenger and Claudia Gray's A Thousand Pieces of You.—Dawn Abron, Zion-Benton Public Library, IL

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0544609573
• ISBN 13: 9780544609570
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 448