A Kind of Spark

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A stunning, moving and powerful book with a main character a lot of people - children and adults - should look up to. Genç Timaş yayınlarını seviyorum. Sadece hala tüm kitaplarında neden "ç" harfinin yer almadığı, diğer harflere göre büyük durduğu bir font kullanıyorlar onu anlamıyorum. Kitabın arkasındaki İçinde Ne Var piramidi çok iyi bir dokunuş. Bu kitapta da Farklılıklar, Mücadele ve Cesaret vardı. Bir de kitabın son sayfasındaki her hafta farklı bir kitap öneren karekod güzel bir detay. Her iki özellik için de tebrik ediyorum. Stealing the Credit: Doesn't exactly happen, but Addie is given no credit for the memorial she spent most of the book trying to have made. She doesn't mind too much, because at least the memorial was made. A Kind of Spark is a middle grade novel by Elle McNicoll, published on 4 June 2020, by Knights Of Media. The book follows Addie, "an autistic 11-year-old [who] seeks to memorialize the women once tried as witches in her Scottish village." [1] The book was commissioned as a CBBC television adaptation, with McNicoll acting as head writer for the series The Atoner: In the series, Jenna realizes how cruel she's been to Addie and how her complacency in Emily's bullying has negatively affected her friendship with Addie, and with Audrey's help, she gets the courage to not only stand up to Ms. Murphy on Addie's behalf, but call out Emily for what she's done.

Cool Teacher: Mr. Allison. Although he’s the school librarian, he’s far kinder to Addie than her actual teacher, encouraging her campaign and interests and allows her to eat her lunch in the library. Ik hoor de woorden al lijken ze van ver te komen, alsof ze door een muur worden geschreeuwd. Ik blijf naar het vel papier staren. Ik kan lezen wat erop staat. Woord voor woord, zelfs door de waas van tranen heen.” ENGLISH The autistic community sees... so much ableism, and so many people trying to tell our stories and speak for us. So to have a book like this, for children, means so much. I've already read this book twice, because I found it somewhat hard to read at first and wanted to give myself the opportunity to really let it sink in and to form an actual opinion on it. It wasn't hard at first because I didn't like the book, but because it hit a little too close to home and I read it at a time where I couldn't handle that very well. The second time I read it, I found it such an empowering book. Addie is an extremely relatable main character, even for me at 27 years old, and it gave me so much strength to see how she stood up for herself and dealt with her teacher's and classmate's bullying. I would highly recommend this to everyone who's autistic and everyone who wants to understand autistic people better.A school history project about witch trials turns into a bit of a crusade for Addie as she identifies with the women who were unjustly targeted for being different. We see some ignorance and unpleasantness in the present time and that even adults can be bullies. We are also reminded what a phoney place the world of social media can be. But above all, we revel in joining Addie in her fight for equality and truth. Hello Yellow - 80 Books to Help Children Nurture Good Mental Health and Support With Anxiety and Wellbeing - I wasn’t expecting this to touch me so profoundly in the way that it did. I was diagnosed when I was four years old and it took me a while to understand that I was viewing and experiencing the world differently from others. I went through school being ridiculed by teachers and fellow students for the way I handled things or acted in some moments and it wasn’t until I was much older that I understood it was because I was different. The history of the Scottish witch trials – how they impacted Scotland in the past and how they are remembered today Publishers Weekly applauded the representation of Addie's autism, stating, "McNicoll, herself neurodivergent, portrays with clarity Addie’s neurological reality, interpersonal bonds, and thoughtful reflections." [1] Deborah Stevenson, writing for The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, echoed the sentiment, writing, "McNicoll ... writes Addie’s narration with power and determination; it’s especially strong at revealing the sheer labor required for Addie to negotiate the world ... and the toll it takes, which is evident in Keedie as well." [4] Stevenson concluded, "Whether they’re facing similar neurodivergent challenges or not, readers will appreciate Addie’s honesty, and they may follow her lead in reconsidering history." [4] Awards

De debuutroman Een soort vonk is McNicoll’s reactie, als niemand anders het doet, dan doet ze het zelf wel. Het resultaat is een boek over anders zijn, maar vooral een boek over dat anders zijn betekent dat je dan juist dingen kunt zien vonken. Character Tics: Addie and Keedie both flap when they're happy or overwhelmed. They go to great effort to suppress it in public.Addie’s class are told they have a ‘fun’ new project to study in the run-up to Halloween. As the teacher recounts how 16 th century women were accused of witchcraft for reasons as innocuous as being left-handed, 11 year old Addie is left stunned. She’s horrified that innocent people, including women from her own area, were persecuted, executed, then forgotten by society. The revelation leaves her determined to lobby for a local memorial in her small Scottish village. If you're looking for further resources on Scottish history, see our (this link will open in a new window) Scottish myths and legends resource, or for more learning activities exploring social justice, see our Read Woke learning resources. When Addie starts to learn about the witch trials in her hometown, she understand that there's more to them than just their story. Just as she knows there's more to her. Addie is autistic. She sees the world through different eyes, with a different mind. But can she challenge the way other people see her, when she fights for a memorial plaque for the witches of the past? Two Lines, No Waiting: The TV series' episodes are divided into two parts, with one taking place in the modern day and focusing on Addie and the characters from the book, and the other taking place in the 16th century, focusing on Margaret Frasier and solving the mystery of why she got accused of witchcraft and what happened to her. Every classroom library should have this little, powerful book on their shelves. It just goes to show how important OwnVoices books are. Many students might feel seen, others will learn to show kindness and compassion and to not underestimate someone simply because they are different to you.

Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments Morales, Macey (24 January 2022). "2022 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named". American Library Association . Retrieved 13 February 2022. Published during the COVID-19 Pandemic pandemic to little anticipation and written by an autistic author, A Kind of Spark soon took the publishing industry by storm with its simple, but passionate and piercing insight of the world through the perspective of an autistic girl, something that has been left largely unexplored in depth. Most well-known works were dealing with boys and men, and were written from a neurotypical (non-autistic) creator.Beasley, Emily (1 September 2021). "A Kind of Spark". School Library Journal . Retrieved 13 February 2022. Awards: Oates Finalists; Blue Peter Book Winners". Shelf Awareness. 11 March 2021 . Retrieved 13 February 2022.