
Each and Every Spark
Author: Claire Swinarski
Narrator: Casey Holloway, Emily Eiden
Unabridged: 6 hr 42 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Quill Tree Books
Published: 02/17/2026

Author: Claire Swinarski
Narrator: Casey Holloway, Emily Eiden
Unabridged: 6 hr 42 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Quill Tree Books
Published: 02/17/2026
Claire Swinarski was born and raised in Wisconsin, where she still lives with her family and writes stories for readers of all ages. What Happens Next was her debut middle grade novel and was followed by The Kate in Between and What Happened to Rachel Riley, which was an ALA Notable Children’s Book, a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults title, a Cybils Award nominee, and an Edgar Award nominee. These were followed by Take It from the Top and Each and Every Spark. Claire believes wandering around a library can solve 95 percent of life’s problems.
Book Report: Each and Every Spark by: Claire Swinarski In present day Paris…Penny Marks feels untethered…new country…new life and an old hurt that made her put down her art. In 1943 Paris…Marie Bonnet is living in fear as the Nazis occupy France…her father disappears and her sister risks everything......more
Didn’t expect a middle grade novel to make me sob but here we are… Read if you like: - dual timelines that converge - WWII history (specifically resistance fighters in German-occupied France) Thanks to HarperCollins through NetGalley for the ARC.......more
This was so good! I loved both storylines so much. Will write more later!!......more
I'm a big fan of Claire Swinarski's writing all around. She's adept at getting to the heart of a narrative with a single line of prose, and this historical fiction middle-grade is no exception. (The title is great!) I was excited to read this book because WWII is my favorite time period to study, an......more
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher (Quill Tree Books and Harper Collins) for the advanced reader's copy of this middle grade historical fiction story. I remember reading Lois Lowry's Number the Stars as an elementary student, and it was the first World War II historical fiction I had encountere......more