Ava Spark

Name: Ava Spark
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781923145924
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Hello, I'm Here!

By Alex Field

Series: Ava Spark

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My name is Ava Spark, and I probably speak in a different way to you. Come and join me and my friends as we welcome the super awesome new girl, Liv, to our school. Are you ready? Because I am, and I'm here! #sparkaconversation A real... Read More

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A real feel-good story that beautifully captures the power of friendship. - Danielle Brown MBE, 2 x Paralympic gold medallist, speaker, inclusion champion, award-winning author

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Ava Spark

My name is Ava Spark, and I probably speak in a different way to you. Come and join me and my friends as we welcome the super awesome new girl, Liv, to our school. Are you ready? Because I am, and I'm here! #sparkaconversation A real feel-good story that beautifully captures the power of friendship. - Danielle Brown MBE, 2...

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781923145924

Publisher: New Frontier Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 May 2025

Country: Australia

Imprint: New Frontier Publishing

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

Illustrated by Joanna Bartel

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 183.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 160

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Alex Field Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Series: Ava Spark Young Adult

About the Author

Alex Field has written twelve books. I'm a Tiger was shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award. Alex's son used a communication aid much like the one Ava uses to speak. Alex and her son had lots of conversations about really important things like cricket and food, especially cake. Alex has spent half her life living in Sydney, Australia and the other half living in London, England. She wishes there was a plane that could take her from London to Sydney in two hours instead of 21 hours! Alex can be contacted on Instagram: alexfield_author

Joanna Bartel is an Australian illustrator with a background in graphic design and secondary school art/design and English teaching. She draws much of her inspiration from everyday family life with three young kids, experiences in teaching, and childhood memories of fun with three brothers and lots of cousins. Joanna has a particular love for character design and celebrating diversity. Joanna can be contacted on Instagram: @joanna_emily_illustrates or on her website: joanna-emily.com

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