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A Kind of Spark

By Elle McNicoll

By Elle McNicoll

By Elle McNicoll

By Elle McNicoll

By Elle McNicoll

By Elle McNicoll

By Elle McNicoll

By Elle McNicoll

By Elle McNicoll
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Oct 11, 2022 | ISBN 9780593374283 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Oct 19, 2021 | 283 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About A Kind of Spark

    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.

    About A Kind of Spark

    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.

    About A Kind of Spark

    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.

    About A Kind of Spark

    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.

    About A Kind of Spark

    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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    About Elle McNicoll

    Elle McNicoll is a children’s author from Scotland who now lives in East London. As a neurodivergent writer, she is passionate about disability rights and representation. Her debut novel, A Kind of Spark, was a Waterstones Children’s Book Prize winner… More about Elle McNicoll

    About Elle McNicoll

    Elle McNicoll is a children’s author from Scotland who now lives in East London. As a neurodivergent writer, she is passionate about disability rights and representation. Her debut novel, A Kind of Spark, was a Waterstones Children’s Book Prize winner… More about Elle McNicoll

    About Elle McNicoll

    Elle McNicoll is a children’s author from Scotland who now lives in East London. As a neurodivergent writer, she is passionate about disability rights and representation. Her debut novel, A Kind of Spark, was a Waterstones Children’s Book Prize winner… More about Elle McNicoll

    About Elle McNicoll

    Elle McNicoll is a children’s author from Scotland who now lives in East London. As a neurodivergent writer, she is passionate about disability rights and representation. Her debut novel, A Kind of Spark, was a Waterstones Children’s Book Prize winner… More about Elle McNicoll

    About Elle McNicoll

    Elle McNicoll is a children’s author from Scotland who now lives in East London. As a neurodivergent writer, she is passionate about disability rights and representation. Her debut novel, A Kind of Spark, was a Waterstones Children’s Book Prize winner… More about Elle McNicoll

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Yearling
    Oct 11, 2022 | 208 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593374283

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $16.99
    Published by Crown Books for Young Readers
    Oct 19, 2021 | 192 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593374252

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $19.99
    Published by Crown Books for Young Readers
    Oct 19, 2021 | 192 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593374269

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Crown Books for Young Readers
    Oct 19, 2021 | 192 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593374276

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Audiobook Download | $15.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Oct 19, 2021 | 283 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593415559
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    Praise

    A Peter Blue Book Award Winner for Best Story of the Year!

    “This debut novel from neurodivergent author McNicoll will bring readers to tears and have them cheering for Addie as she learns how much she has to offer the world.” -School Library Journal, Starred Review

    “The author, herself neurodivergent, imbues Addie’s unapologetically autistic perspective with compassion and insight.” -Kirkus Reviews

    Whether they’re facing similar neurodivergent challenges or not, readers will appreciate Addie’s honesty, and they may follow her lead in reconsidering history.” –The Bulletin

    “The writer (autistic herself) busts some myths about neuro-divergency as she presents a flawed, loving, believable family and a convincing, nuanced, and very likable main character with a distinctive voice.” –The Horn Book

    Awards

    Oklahoma Sequoyah Children’s Book Award NOMINEE 2023

    Schneider Family Book Award HONOR 2022

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