A Kind of Spark
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Elle McNicoll. (2021). A Kind of Spark. Unabridged Books on Tape.

Elle McNicoll. 2021. A Kind of Spark. Books on Tape.

Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark. Books on Tape, 2021.

Elle McNicoll. A Kind of Spark. Unabridged Books on Tape, 2021.

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Perfect for readers of Song for a Whale and Counting by 7s, a neurodivergent girl campaigns for a memorial when she learns that her small Scottish town used to burn witches simply because they were different.
"A must-read for students and adults alike." -School Library Journal, Starred Review
 
Ever since Ms. Murphy told us about the witch trials that happened centuries ago right here in Juniper, I can’t stop thinking about them. Those people weren’t magic. They were like me. Different like me.
 
I’m autistic. I see things that others do not. I hear sounds that they can ignore. And sometimes I feel things all at once. I think about the witches, with no one to speak for them. Not everyone in our small town understands. But if I keep trying, maybe someone will. I won’t let the witches be forgotten. Because there is more to their story. Just like there is more to mine.
 
Award-winning and neurodivergent author Elle McNicoll delivers an insightful and stirring debut about the European witch trials and a girl who refuses to relent in the fight for what she knows is right.

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     October 25, 2021
     In McNicoll’s contemporary debut of advocacy and allyship, an autistic 11-year-old seeks to memorialize the women once tried as witches in her Scottish village. School is a mixed bag for Addie: while librarian Mr. Allison supports her interest in sharks, and new girl Audrey represents a promising friendship, teacher Ms. Murphy mocks Addie openly in class, and the tween can “see the stares, hear the whispers and the giggles” among her classmates. At home with her presumed-white family, older sister Keedie, who’s also autistic, understands many of Addie’s experiences, including the strain of masking in a largely neurotypical world, but faces her own difficulties at university. Keedie’s twin Nina, meanwhile, is often irritable and jealous of her sisters’ bond. During a school lesson about women who were tried, tortured, and executed for witchcraft, deeply empathic Addie draws parallels between history and her own present-day interactions, and begins to campaign for a memorial, undeterred by the town council’s detractors. Though the unvarnished cruelty that Addie experiences can be painful to read, McNicoll, herself neurodivergent, portrays with clarity Addie’s neurological reality, interpersonal bonds, and thoughtful reflections. Ages 8–12.

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   • content: Glasgow-born Katy Townsend delivers a powerful narration of this story told from the point of view of an autistic girl. When 11-year-old Addie and her sister, Keedie, learn that women were wrongfully accused of being witches and killed in their village years ago, they suspect that the women were probably neurodivergent--like them. They appeal to the village council to set up a memorial to acknowledge this tragic error. Townsend's authentic Scottish accent brings this empowering book alive. Characters are delicately nuanced and consistent throughout, with a few less believable male voices. Addie has a whispery, even-keeled tone--until her confrontation with Emily and her teacher, when she burns with anger at their actions and attitudes. An enlightening, insightful performance. S.D.B. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

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Perfect for readers of Song for a Whale and Counting by 7s, a neurodivergent girl campaigns for a memorial when she learns that her small Scottish town used to burn witches simply because they were different.
"A must-read for students and adults alike." -School Library Journal, Starred Review
 
Ever since Ms. Murphy told us about the witch trials that happened centuries ago right here in Juniper, I can’t stop thinking about them. Those people weren’t magic. They were like me. Different like me.
 
I’m autistic. I see things that others do not. I hear sounds that they can ignore. And sometimes I feel things all at once. I think about the witches, with no one to speak for them. Not everyone in our small town understands. But if I keep trying, maybe someone will. I won’t let the witches be forgotten. Because there is more to their story. Just like there is more to mine.
 
Award-winning and...

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