A return to the enthralling world of BONE with book one in this gripping spin-off novel trilogy, illustrated in four-color!
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Nov 20, 2011
Luke LaShelle Reviewer
Tom Elm is a son of a turnip farmer and his father expects him to become one too, but Tom wants to become a castle guard for Queen Thorn. Rodrick is Toms pet raccoon and when he was a baby rat creatures had killed his parents. Percival F. Bone is a brave adventurist who would never back away from a chance of finding the great valley, and has a great sky ship named “The queen of the sky”. Abby and Barclay are twins who seek adventure like their uncle, but when they More...
Tom Elm is a son of a turnip farmer and his father expects him to become one too, but Tom wants to become a castle guard for Queen Thorn. Rodrick is Toms pet raccoon and when he was a baby rat creatures had killed his parents. Percival F. Bone is a brave adventurist who would never back away from a chance of finding the great valley, and has a great sky ship named “The queen of the sky”. Abby and Barclay are twins who seek adventure like their uncle, but when they More...
Feb 21, 2011
Nicola
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Reason for Reading: I plan on reading "Bone" the graphic series this year, I've read one, just received the first 3 in the mail. And the idea of a new Bone story in chapter book form was intriguing. Plus I love Jeff Smith's illustrations.
So, as I've said I'm new to the Bone universe only having read one book at the time of this review, "Tall Tales". I loved it and I know for purest of the series it's not exactly known for being one of the best of the series. So I More...
So, as I've said I'm new to the Bone universe only having read one book at the time of this review, "Tall Tales". I loved it and I know for purest of the series it's not exactly known for being one of the best of the series. So I More...
Jan 30, 2011
katsok
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I have to confess, I haven't read, really read, one of the Bone Graphic novels. I always meant to, but I'd buy them, bring them in, and kids would snatch them up. I've skimmed them, have an overall idea of what's going on, but haven't read any in depth.
So flash forward to a trip to Barnes and Nobel yesterday. I was wondering what this "Bone" book was doing out of the graphic novel section. Then I realized it was a novel! Holy cow, kids are going to flip tomorrow. I knew I More...
So flash forward to a trip to Barnes and Nobel yesterday. I was wondering what this "Bone" book was doing out of the graphic novel section. Then I realized it was a novel! Holy cow, kids are going to flip tomorrow. I knew I More...
Jan 24, 2011
Jennifer
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Jake's Review: Mom this is awesome, I really like the new story. I miss hearing about the other Bone guys, but these new characters are interesting too. I really didn't like the dead rat (that's my boy) but everything else was pretty cool. Some of it was a little scary for me though and I wished there were more pictures, like in the original series. I can't wait to read the rest of the series -- when are they coming out -- what do you mean you don't know -- some Librarian you are (mom's note:
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Nov 03, 2011
Flynn
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This book takes place three years after the events of the series Bones. A new evil emerged in the dreaming world. People in the whole valley are caught in nightmares and unable to wake up Tom Elm turnip farmer boy who longs to be a knight at Queen Thorn’s castle, when the nightmares trapped his family in a deadly sleep Tom Elm is chosen by the dreaming to go on a mission along with Roderick the raccoon. Percival Bone an explorer is searching for the mysterious valley along with his niece and n
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Jun 29, 2011
Steven
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An enjoyable read, and I'm looking forward to the rest of the series. This one hovers between 3 and 4 stars for me, and I'm hesitant to criticize this too harshly, as I really did have fun reading it. My big wish is that Jeff Smith might have world enough and time to draw these stories as comics based on Tom Sniegoski's scripts, as they did in the TALL TALES collection. Much of the magic and humor of BONE is visual, and while Sniegoski does yeoman's work here, with much to be commended in terms
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Oct 21, 2011
Janaan
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I picked up this book, because I read the other Bone books and it was really thrilling. So, when I started to read this book, boy was I in for a shock! The original Bone Books were graphic novels, but now it's just a novel with the occaisonal picture in it. The graphics was one of Bone's unique identity. Before it stood out and said " Look, I'm a Leader!", but now it says " Whopeee... I'm a follower..." The story otherwise still has the same charm to it. It's about how 12-y
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Feb 03, 2011
Damon
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This really wasn't very good. It was obviously targeting a much younger audience (like 7) than I was anticipating, and the story really suffers for it. It's also more of a snippet of a book than a complete story - you can make the print as big as you want and stuff in some pictures - that doesn't make it not seem like you only published the first 3rd of your book. The illustrations are another bad spot, surprisingly - Jeff Smith's stuff is usually very painstakingly rendered, but these look m
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Feb 15, 2012
Jeff
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More of an illustrated novel than a graphic novel, this is another adventure in the Valley with another family from Boneville, this time Percival F. Bone and his twin neice and nephew, Abbey and Barclay.
Thorn is now Queen of the land, but evil is trying once again to claim the world in the form of the shadowy Nacht and his power to drop everyone into a deep, restless, nightmare filled sleep. Everyone, that is, except the Bones, Tom Elm - turnip farmer - a disillusioned Veni Yan warri More...
Thorn is now Queen of the land, but evil is trying once again to claim the world in the form of the shadowy Nacht and his power to drop everyone into a deep, restless, nightmare filled sleep. Everyone, that is, except the Bones, Tom Elm - turnip farmer - a disillusioned Veni Yan warri More...
Aug 15, 2011
Becky
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Ages 9 and up. A novelization of the popular graphic novels. The Nacht, a dark force overtaking the "real" world, has come out of the magical world of the Dreaming and put most of the humans into a deep sleep. An unlikely group of would-be heroes have been drawn together by the vision of Tom Elm, a turnip farmer who found a fragment of the Spark in a turnip. A warrior priest, a Bone explorer and his niece and nephew, and the last remaining First Folk from the world of the Dreaming, set
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Jul 21, 2011
Chris
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Firstly, let me say I understand the reasons for this book's existence. I don't particularly want or need a sequel to Bone. However, it is one of the greatest success in graphic novels in the last 20 years; a sequel of some kind was probably inevitable. A prose follow-up with a brand new set of characters seems to me quite a good compromise.
At the same time, I also recognize I am in no way the target audience for Quest for the Spark. I have a feeling young readers will enjoy the book, More...
At the same time, I also recognize I am in no way the target audience for Quest for the Spark. I have a feeling young readers will enjoy the book, More...
Apr 06, 2011
David
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Bone: Quest for the Spark, Book 1 is a great followup to the Bone series. Thorn is queen and there has been peace in the Valley since the events of Bone. However, that is until people in the village start falling asleep and never waking up, including Queen Thorn.
Enter 12-year-old Tom Elm, turnip farmer. There isn't much about Tom that is extraordinary, except for his belief that he is destined for something greater. The destiny becomes apparent when the Dreaming chooses Tom to be their More...
Enter 12-year-old Tom Elm, turnip farmer. There isn't much about Tom that is extraordinary, except for his belief that he is destined for something greater. The destiny becomes apparent when the Dreaming chooses Tom to be their More...
Sep 19, 2011
Andrew Shuping
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Just so people are aware...this isn't really a graphic novel, it's more like an illustrated book set in the Bone universe.
We come back to the Valley and while things are better...an ancient enemy has awoken. A dragon named Nacht has invaded the Dreaming, taken it over, and is now threatening the waking world as well. Queen Thorn has already fallen victim to this enemy and Gran'ma Ben isn't feeling to hot herself. Who will stop Nacht? The Dreaming has an answer and has called upon youn More...
We come back to the Valley and while things are better...an ancient enemy has awoken. A dragon named Nacht has invaded the Dreaming, taken it over, and is now threatening the waking world as well. Queen Thorn has already fallen victim to this enemy and Gran'ma Ben isn't feeling to hot herself. Who will stop Nacht? The Dreaming has an answer and has called upon youn More...
Jun 01, 2011
Christiane
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My first disappointment on opening this is that it's an illustrated novel, not a comic. And, it's not written by Jeff Smith, though it is set in the Boneville world and has many of the same characters (including Gran'ma Ben, Rat Creatures, and some new Bones). It is beautifully designed with full-page, color illustrations (by Jeff Smith) which I liked, but the story is nothing new for fantasy fans: a great darkness is spreading, a young hero and his wacky side-kick's/companions are chosen, the
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May 09, 2011
Cait
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I first heard of the BONE books when I worked in a bookstore two years ago. Kids and parents would come into the store all the time looking for them, and I heard numerous stories about how they were wonderful and perfect for reluctant readers (it’s the pictures, you know). Surprisingly, I never picked one up to read and have still not read any of the Bone books – until now.
QUEST FOR THE SPARK is different from the original BONE books in that it’s primarily a novel with pictures spaced More...
QUEST FOR THE SPARK is different from the original BONE books in that it’s primarily a novel with pictures spaced More...
Jun 27, 2011
Garnett
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This is an illustrated novel set in the Bone universe a short time after the end of the original Bone series. I was really disappointed with this half-hearted effort. I found the writing in this sequel to be weak, the jokes tiresome, and the plot unoriginal. Two of the illustrations (out of about a dozen) are also inconsistent with the story. I might have enjoyed this book more if I had approached it as a fan of children's chapter books (which I'm not) instead as a huge Bone fan.
Jan 31, 2012
Starkville Public Library
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Dec 16, 2011
James
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It was a great book with some twists and freaky parts (especially Lorimar :P). I like how they have some parts when it's focused on one character and then the next paragraph or chapter is on another person and then sooner then later they all meet up. Can't wait to read them journeying again soon! 5/5
Feb 16, 2012
Matthew
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It was nice to return to the world of Bone, but the prose is a little too simple for my taste, and the story is just marginally entertaining. I'm sure a child would enjoy it much more. Jeff Smith's illustrations throughout the novel are fantastic, though. I will finish the series out of curiosity.
Sep 02, 2011
Heather
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The characters are delightful and it's a great start to a quest...the only reason it gets only 3 stars rather than 4 is that is was just barely the START of the quest. And you probably won't be very interested in this story if you haven't read all of Bone.
Mar 02, 2011
Becky
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A brand-new return to the world of Bone . . . but this time in chapter book format, illustrated by Jeff Smith. Mostly new characters and a quest theme = good fun and adventure. Z actually clapped when we finished it tonight, with a thumbs up right after. Now, it's on to amazon to find out when book #2 is released.
Jun 20, 2011
Waterfall
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This was a fun book, although I'm a bit dissapointed that it's not a comic. Sniegoski tries, but he's not *quite* Jeff Smith, even though he comes quite close at times. I like the new characters, and the Rat Creatures are as hilarious as ever. :~D
Sep 21, 2011
Daniel
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A fairly imaginative extension of the Bone saga. Sniegoski shines when he's writing the rat creatures or the Bones themselves, but I found the human characters to be a little flat. Can't hold a candle to the graphic novel, but a decent youth title none-the-less.
Dec 12, 2011
Mustang
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I thought it was good because there were new characters . I liked it because there were two bones that wanted to go on an adventure . so their grandfather took them on a adventure that their parents died on.
Oct 31, 2011
Fred
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What, what, what? A Bone -novel-?
Great story, illustrations by Jeff Smith, and lots of fun. That's pretty much all you need to know.
Great story, illustrations by Jeff Smith, and lots of fun. That's pretty much all you need to know.
Sep 21, 2011
Wade, Rosario, & Marco
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Wade said it was good. Usually the BONE books are in comic book form, this was the first one that was written like a regular book.
Mar 07, 2011
Stephanie
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This first Bone chapter book has the some of the adventure and humor of the original nine Bone graphic novels. Kids that love the Bone series will like this. This book one just gets all of the players together to save the world. Who knows when book 2 is coming out? (a little frustrating)
