Sparks

by Graham McNamee

Having been moved from the special needs class into the regular fifth grade class, Todd has had to deal with a lot of taunting from his new classmates, yet Todd knows that his great gift of imagination will be the secret tool he will use on an upcoming project to quiet all his criticizing peers once and for all.

Genres: Middle Grade, Childrens, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult

128 pages, Library Binding

First published August 13, 2002

About the author

Graham McNamee. Male. Caucasian. 5'10". Brown hair. Brown eyes. Do not approach. Extremely shy.

Author of: HATE YOU, NOTHING WRONG WITH A THREE-LEGGED DOG, SPARKS, and ACCELERATION. HATE YOU was an ALA Best Book for young Adults and an ALA Quick Pick, won the Austrian Children's Book Award, and was nominated for the Governor General's Award. SPARKS won the PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship.

Born and raised in Toronto, McNamee has been sighted in Vancouver. Present whereabouts unknown.

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Todd moves from special needs to a regular classroom in 5th grade, and finds the transition challenging on academic and social levels. He has his parent's support, and realizes how good a friend Eva is. It seemed authentic... had a lot of warmth towards family, sensitivity to being different.

[Hannah]

I read part of this and it's funny!!!!!