Bone: Quest for the Spark #1

A return to the enthralling world of BONE with book one in this gripping spin-off novel trilogy, illustrated in four-color!

Twelve-year-old Tom Elm is just an ordinary turnip farmer from the Valley, but he's always felt destined for something bigger. So when he discovers everyone in his village is asleep and plagued by nightmares, he assembles a band of unlikely heroes. They must fight to preserve the Spark--a divine light born at the core of a vast, dark nothingness called the Nacht. The Nacht is trying to permeate the Waking World with nightmares of the Dreaming, and it's Tom's mission to defeat the Nacht and its most loyal follower, the Constable. If he fails, his family--and everyone--might never wake up again. |

Praise for Quest for the Spark, Book One

"A cheery jaunt back through a beloved world." —Booklist

"One of those very rare creatures: a successful graphic series-to-novel translation." —Kirkus Reviews

Praise for the BONE series

Named one of the top ten graphic novels of all time by Time

"Spectacular." — Spin magazine

"One of the best kids' comics ever." — VIBE magazine

"Jeff Smith's BONE series...is a true accomplishment. Not only is it a terrific graphic-novel series, but it's a superb example of storytelling." — School Library Journal

"BONE is storytelling at its best, full of endearing, flawed characters whose adventures run the gamut from hilarious whimsy to thrilling drama." — Entertainment Weekly

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Tom Sniegoski is a New York Times bestselling author of more than three dozen novels for adults and children, including The Fallen, a teen fantasy series that was adapted into an ABC Family Channel miniseries. He also co-wrote, with Jeff Smith, BONE: Tall Tales, and wrote the BONE: Quest for the Spark novel trilogy. Tom was born and raised in Massachusetts, where he still lives with his wife and their French bulldog, Harvey. Visit him online at sniegoski.com.

Jeff Smith is the New York Times bestselling author of the award-winning series BONE, which is published in more than 30 countries and is among Time magazine’s Ten Best Graphic Novels of All Time. BONE was a pioneer in comics publishing for kids in U.S. bookstores when it launched Scholastic’s graphic novel imprint, Graphix, in 2005.

Smith’s other award-winning and acclaimed comics include SHAZAM! The Monster Society of Evil, RASL, Little Mouse Gets Ready, BONE: Rose, and BONE: Tall Tales. Smith splits his time between Columbus and Key West with his wife and business partner, Vijaya Iyer, where he is working on his current project, TUKI.

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From Bone: Quest for the Spark Book One

There's nothing worse than starting a day off with the gitchy feeling, Gran'ma Ben thought, throwing back the covers and pulling on her robe against the chill that filled her bedroom. It was an omen of bad things to come. She could spend the whole day just waiting for something to happen, and it always did. The gitchy feeling was never wrong.

And this time, Gran'ma didn't have long to wait.

She stood in front of the window in the royal castle, the damp wind tousling her white hair, and took note of the heavy sky. That was when she heard the scream, high pitched and filled with fear.

Gran'ma Ben tore from her room out into the castle hallway, eyes squinting through the early morning dimness as she searched for the source of such a horrible sound. The scream came again, and she found herself growing afraid as she ran toward it, for the scream was coming from the royal bedchamber.

From Queen Thorn's room.