MARCH 22 – 29
Spring into reading with ebooks for just 99¢ each!
Our annual spring ebook sale is back and better than ever. Stock up on some of our favorite spring 2018 SparkPress titles for less than a dollar apiece. Hurry–these prices will only last from March 22 – 29, 2019! Keep scrolling to shop our sale titles today.
The Opposite of Never
BY MARY KATHLEEN MEHURON
After losing their spouses, both Kenny and Georgia reluctantly carry on for the sake of their children. After the two grow more than fond of each other, Kenny makes an impulsive attempt to create a grand finale out of difficult times and takes Georgia off to vacation in Cuba, only to discover a surprise in the golden light of Havana.
“Most Anticipated Books of 2018” ―Brit+Co
Tree Dreams
BY KRISTIN KAYE
An eco-literary, coming of age novel relevant for teenagers and adults alike, for this rite of passage asks the same of us all―whatever our age or life stage, we each must discover our one true voice, and learn how to offer it to the world.
“Told with lyrical clarity and evocative detail, Tree Dreams reminds that what’s real is in our hearts, and is bigger than our small, human selves.” ―Julia Stoops, author of Parts per Million
Just like February
BY DEBORAH BATTERMAN
A poignant coming-of-age story framed by the passions of the ’60s and the AIDS crisis of the ’80s, we follow the story of Rachel–from the wedding of her parents when she’s five and ending with her sexual awakening as her favorite uncle Jake is dying. As the story unfolds, Rachel is forced to reckon with a home broken by the stormy love between her mother (a social worker) and her father (a Vietnam veteran) and a heart broken by the realities of homophobia and AIDS.
2018 American Fiction Awards Finalist: Coming of Age
Girl with a Gun
BY KARI BOVÉE
After a stunning performance in a shooting contest against the handsome and famous sharpshooter Frank Butler, fifteen-year-old Annie Oakley is offered a position in the renowned Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. What she thought to be a chance to save the nearly foreclosed family farm quickly unfolds into a murder mystery that Annie herself must solve to save her friends and clear her name.
“A fast-paced plot keeps the pages turning. Readers interested in strong American women will welcome this new series. . .” ―Publishers Weekly
The Frontman
BY RON BAHAR
A fictionalized memoir of Ron Bahar’s life as a young man in Lincoln, Nebraska, The Frontman is a coming-of-age tale of love and fidelity while he struggles to choose between his two passions medicine and music.
“Bahar wields biting humor like a sword, skewering everything from the trials and tribulations of growing up to rock ’n’ roll and the expectations of parents and peers.”―Kirkus Reviews
Trouble the Water
BY JACQUELINE FRIEDLAND
Set against the vivid backdrop of Charleston twenty years before the Civil War, Trouble the Water is a captivating tale replete with authentic details about Charleston’s aristocratic planter class, American slavery, and the Underground Railroad.
“With compelling characters, a charming peek into Charleston society, a heart-racing romance, rich historical detail, and an epilogue that will have you holding your breath, Friedland has written a well-crafted novel that will stay with you long after you turn the final page.” ―Susie Orman Schnall, award-winning author of The Subway Girls, The Balance Project, and On Grace
But Not Forever
BY JAN VON SCHLEH
It’s 2015 and Sonnet McKay is the daughter of a globe-trotting diplomat, home for the summer from her exotic life. Flash back to 1895, where Emma Sweetwine is trapped in a Victorian mansion, dreaming of wings to fly her far from her mother, who gives her love to her sons and none to her. When the identical fifteen-year-olds are switched in time 120 years apart, Sonnet falls in love with a boy and Emma falls in love with a life. Torn, both girls want to still go home― but can either one give up what they now have?
2017 Rossetti Book Awards Shortlist in Young Adult Fiction
Above the Star
BY ALEXIS MARIE CHUTE
A mesmerizing, stay-up-all-night adventure of three unlikely heroes full of magical cures, portal-jumping devices and mythical creatures, Above the Star reminds us that even the smallest act of bravery can transform our lives and the fates of the worlds around us.
“Above the Star is one weird and wild ride full of memorable characters created by an imaginative writer. A mesmerizing and other-worldly read that kept me off-balance from beginning to end. Think of Star Wars, The Lord of The Rings and Homer’s Odyssey all wrapped up together in a gift box called Above the Star. A spellbinding tale of a hero’s quest to save his daughter from the clutches of illness and evil.” ―Raymond Gariepy, editor of WestWord magazine
Engineering a Life
BY KRISHAN BEDI
A remarkable true story about the road to the American Dream, Krishan Bedi came to the United States in 1961 at the tender age of twenty with just $300 in his pocket. Fueled by determination to succeed and get educated in the US, he began his new life in Tennessee navigating the drastically different culture shock and handling the plethora of curve balls thrown his way.
Included on BookBub’s “The Most Exciting Memoirs Coming Out in 2018” list
