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Even with his growing super powers, Clark Kent cannot resist his classmate Chloe after green sparks from a fireworks display land on her and she becomes the object of almost every boy's desire at Smallville High School.
176 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published April 1, 2004
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Cherie Bennett
135 books155 followersA popular novelist, playwright, and newspaper columnist, Cherie moves effortlessly from genre to genre, writing powerful and entertaining work, whether in literary hardcover teen fiction, mass market paperback fiction, for the stage, film and television, and for her nationally-syndicated teen advice column.
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January 1, 2025
I guess I just don’t understand the language of the heart, Clark thought. Maybe it’s something you see with more than just your eyes. — Sparks
A light, fun read in the book arm of the Smallville world, Sparks is a breezy and humorous entry written by Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld, who penned several good entries in the first of two series based on television’s Smallville. Like their others, this one is in the younger adult category, so it’s simple but also great fun, and true to the characters.
Sparks is very much steeped in high school and that precarious world; notably Homecoming and all that entails. This really is a fun one, with the gang interacting in a natural way as the romantic situation between Clark and Lana is yet to be settled, and Chloe also has feelings for Clark. Pete is Pete here, but not as annoying as he could sometimes be in the serious episodes, because this is lighter fare.
Allison Mack’s Chloe was always a favorite in the show, and Chloe gets lots to do in this very sweet story sure to please fans — young or older. When Chloe gets touched by a green rock spark from the big fireworks show at the high school which Lex has arranged, it turns Chloe’s cool girl you want to hang with persona into an irresistible attraction from any boy in her sphere. Always in Lana’s shadow, especially where Clark has been concerned, every boy in school, including all the jocks, and a young artist friend of Lex’s who has come to lecture, suddenly wants to be with her.
Even Clark is not immune — though he realizes fairly early on that something is not quite right. Chloe is skeptical of her sudden appeal at first, thinking it must be a prank or even a cruel joke. Once she realizes it’s happening for real however, she embraces her newfound popularity with the boys in a big way, finally getting a taste of what it’s like to be her friend Lana. This provides some chuckles throughout, and a few real laughs.
Clark finally gets to the bottom of it all with some help from his dad; Clark knows what the meteor rock does to his powers, and it is only teenagers who fall under Chloe’s spell, making Johnathan and Lex immune. What happens once the effect of the meteor rock is reversed on the eve of the Homecoming King and Queen voting is warm and sweet, a small but nice message that adds to the book’s charm.
Fans will fly through this immensely readable entry in the series, of which there is far too few. It’s difficult to find at this juncture, but a fun breezy time if you are able to track one down somewhere. Recommended for Smallville fans, but remember this was written for a much younger audience.
A light, fun read in the book arm of the Smallville world, Sparks is a breezy and humorous entry written by Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld, who penned several good entries in the first of two series based on television’s Smallville. Like their others, this one is in the younger adult category, so it’s simple but also great fun, and true to the characters.
Sparks is very much steeped in high school and that precarious world; notably Homecoming and all that entails. This really is a fun one, with the gang interacting in a natural way as the romantic situation between Clark and Lana is yet to be settled, and Chloe also has feelings for Clark. Pete is Pete here, but not as annoying as he could sometimes be in the serious episodes, because this is lighter fare.
Allison Mack’s Chloe was always a favorite in the show, and Chloe gets lots to do in this very sweet story sure to please fans — young or older. When Chloe gets touched by a green rock spark from the big fireworks show at the high school which Lex has arranged, it turns Chloe’s cool girl you want to hang with persona into an irresistible attraction from any boy in her sphere. Always in Lana’s shadow, especially where Clark has been concerned, every boy in school, including all the jocks, and a young artist friend of Lex’s who has come to lecture, suddenly wants to be with her.
Even Clark is not immune — though he realizes fairly early on that something is not quite right. Chloe is skeptical of her sudden appeal at first, thinking it must be a prank or even a cruel joke. Once she realizes it’s happening for real however, she embraces her newfound popularity with the boys in a big way, finally getting a taste of what it’s like to be her friend Lana. This provides some chuckles throughout, and a few real laughs.
Clark finally gets to the bottom of it all with some help from his dad; Clark knows what the meteor rock does to his powers, and it is only teenagers who fall under Chloe’s spell, making Johnathan and Lex immune. What happens once the effect of the meteor rock is reversed on the eve of the Homecoming King and Queen voting is warm and sweet, a small but nice message that adds to the book’s charm.
Fans will fly through this immensely readable entry in the series, of which there is far too few. It’s difficult to find at this juncture, but a fun breezy time if you are able to track one down somewhere. Recommended for Smallville fans, but remember this was written for a much younger audience.
February 13, 2017
The final book in the Smallville for Young adult series. There are two series in total, and this seems to be the one written for around middle school age. As immature as I am (and dorky), I can still enjoy these fine as long as they aren't as ridiculously simple as the first one in the series was.
I think I like Cherie Bennett's books in the series the best. She seems to have the most pull in her pacing and storylines.
Sparks is set at Smallville High, which is probably one of my favorite settings in the series, on screen and on page. Chloe is tainted by the meteor rock, of course, but it has the unusual result of her becoming the object of every man's desire. Well, to a certain age group - those like Lex and older are immune fortunately.
It plays into the whole angst of unrequited love where Clark is concerned, and of course gives Clark reason to puase and reflect on his ever-yearning of Lana, not always requited. This must have been during the snappy and defensive stage of their morbid and strange mating ritual.
There's an especially nifty scene where he saves a kid on the bleachers, but there's the annoying issue of the meteor rocks making him come across wimply. I always enjoyed reading about the superteen's powers in written form - there's small things you miss when just watching such and such on screen.
Happily this book ends the series on one of its highest notes. There's plenty of the regular cast, the story is a good one, the setting is the familiar and much loved areas. Well-done for this age group and being a TV show inspired tale.
I think I like Cherie Bennett's books in the series the best. She seems to have the most pull in her pacing and storylines.
Sparks is set at Smallville High, which is probably one of my favorite settings in the series, on screen and on page. Chloe is tainted by the meteor rock, of course, but it has the unusual result of her becoming the object of every man's desire. Well, to a certain age group - those like Lex and older are immune fortunately.
It plays into the whole angst of unrequited love where Clark is concerned, and of course gives Clark reason to puase and reflect on his ever-yearning of Lana, not always requited. This must have been during the snappy and defensive stage of their morbid and strange mating ritual.
There's an especially nifty scene where he saves a kid on the bleachers, but there's the annoying issue of the meteor rocks making him come across wimply. I always enjoyed reading about the superteen's powers in written form - there's small things you miss when just watching such and such on screen.
Happily this book ends the series on one of its highest notes. There's plenty of the regular cast, the story is a good one, the setting is the familiar and much loved areas. Well-done for this age group and being a TV show inspired tale.
January 1, 2026
I love this, but with all fairness, I feel sad that they are ending these Smallville YA stories. My guess is they didn't want Cherie Bennett, Jeff Gottesfeld, and Suzan Colon to use any ideas they had in mind for other seasons. I wish they never stopped these Smallville stories. It would have been nice to have seen how they would have taken them with Season 3, 4 - Heck with Lois Lane, that would have been cool, 5 - with Cyborg and Aquaman, 6 - Oliver Queen, 7 - Kara, and so many others. But I guess they needed to free up material for its ten seasons. Plus, the first two seasons were the most wholesome for young adult readers. Afterward, there was more violence and other adult situations. I guess it was better to leave it at that.
Interestingly, this story is set in the late summer or early fall of season 2. Possibly before the events of Lex's wedding in Heat. Odd considering how much the last Smallville novel ended well over halfway finished with season 2. I guess that with the stories ending, the writers decided to go back in time to a more straightforward and happier time, and none more so than Smallville High's homecoming. Smallville's homecoming, which in the first episode set the stage for the whole show, ends this wonderful collection of stories.
At a fireworks display in Smallville, Chloe is exposed to a meteor-rock firework that somehow causes her to attract any teenage boy. In many ways, this is like the episode Heat's Desiree Atkins, but that was a woman played by the gorgeous Krista Allen. In this case, this is Chloe Sullivan, an ordinary girl who gets to feel popular. But the effect can only last for so long without developing horrible problems.
Thankfully, it's resolved, but with a good level of adventure along the way. Clark's parents are dancing, Lana and Pete are dancing, and even Chloe and Clark are having a dance. I loved this book even if it was saying goodbye. B+.
Interestingly, this story is set in the late summer or early fall of season 2. Possibly before the events of Lex's wedding in Heat. Odd considering how much the last Smallville novel ended well over halfway finished with season 2. I guess that with the stories ending, the writers decided to go back in time to a more straightforward and happier time, and none more so than Smallville High's homecoming. Smallville's homecoming, which in the first episode set the stage for the whole show, ends this wonderful collection of stories.
At a fireworks display in Smallville, Chloe is exposed to a meteor-rock firework that somehow causes her to attract any teenage boy. In many ways, this is like the episode Heat's Desiree Atkins, but that was a woman played by the gorgeous Krista Allen. In this case, this is Chloe Sullivan, an ordinary girl who gets to feel popular. But the effect can only last for so long without developing horrible problems.
Thankfully, it's resolved, but with a good level of adventure along the way. Clark's parents are dancing, Lana and Pete are dancing, and even Chloe and Clark are having a dance. I loved this book even if it was saying goodbye. B+.
July 31, 2021
I really loved this one, and I'm so bummed that it's the last one in the series.
June 28, 2022
Had to say I'd read this just to reach out.
Does anyone know where to get this?
I had all the books growing up except this one and decided to seek them out again.
So far I can only find 2 copies of this and they're £60 or so each :S
Does anyone know where to get this?
I had all the books growing up except this one and decided to seek them out again.
So far I can only find 2 copies of this and they're £60 or so each :S
December 14, 2025
3.5⭐️
An easy read, very similar in structure to the episodes, but outdated in a lot of the ways they talk
An easy read, very similar in structure to the episodes, but outdated in a lot of the ways they talk
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