A Kind of Spark

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The Illegible: Thanks to her motor control problems, Addie has poor handwriting, which results in her teacher Miss Murphy ripping up her story, throwing it away, and screaming at her for writing "lazily."

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. A KIND OF SPARK tells the story of 11-year-old Addie as she campaigns for a memorial in memory of the witch trials that took place in her Scottish hometown. Addie knows there's more to the story of these 'witches', just like there is more to hers. Can Addie challenge how the people in her town see her, and her autism, and make her voice heard?Emily bullies Addie because she has dyslexia or something similar, and tries to make herself feel better by making others feel worse. Hates Small Talk: Addie likes the librarian, Mr Allison, because he never asks boring questions about how her holidays were or how her sisters are doing - he just gets straight to talking about books. Reading Addie’s experiences throughout this book were raw, and revealing and felt like reading my own experiences as an autistic person through a magnifying glass. The masking, overstimulation, meltdowns, hyper fixations and special interests… are just some of the things that are portrayed fantastically. Honestly, reading this book made me just want to give Mcnicoll a huge hug to say thank you. Title Drop: Addie says in her speech, "My Grandpa always said, people like me in the past might not have been the most sociable. Or the chattiest. But while everyone else was around the fireplace gossiping, we were out finding electricity. That's what my autism is. It's a kind of spark."

We have fallen in love with Addie, whose courage and determination are a guiding light, often reminding the world that kindness must prevail wherever we go,” added Martin. 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. Alhoewel er al veel boeken op de markt zijn verschenen over autistische hoofdpersonages, beide origineel Nederlands en vertaald, concludeert schrijver Elle McNicoll in haar masterscriptie een gebrek aan neurodiverse auteurs die over hun eigen ervaringen schrijven. Morales, Macey (24 January 2022). "American Library Association announces 2022 Youth Media Award winners". American Library Association . Retrieved 13 February 2022. THIS BOOK MADE ME CRY YA'LL. 5 stars. A middle grade book about an young 11 year old autistic girl - Addie - who lives in a small town in Scotland near Edinburgh. She learns about innocent women who lost their lives during the witch trials centuries ago and she sets out to honor those falsely accused so long ago. But not everyone wants her to do this... Addie's sister, Kaddie - is also autistic and is in college and helps her along the way. Addie goes through so much in this book. SO MANY ADULTS SHOULD READ THIS! It truly gives you the perspective of an autistic child. The importance of understanding sensory overload and overstimulation.Shortlisted for the UKLA Book Award 2022 ages 7-10 | Winner of the Blue Peter Book Awards 2021, Best Story | Shortlisted for the 2021 Branford Boase | Award Shortlisted for the Little Rebels Award 2021 Big Sister Instinct: Nina and Keedie both fiercely defend Addie to her cruel teacher when she's almost suspended for beating up a bully. This is book about autism that's written by an author with autism, so much thought and experience has gone into the depiction of an autistic child's perceptions. At the same time, the autistic main character is learning about the history of witch trials in her Scottish town. Historical facts and nuances are plentiful (Bonnie Prince Charles, the Jacobites, Robert Burns are mentioned).

Families can talk about bullying in A Kind of Spark. Addie discovers that people have trolled a video her sister posted about her on her social media channel. Has trolling or cyberbullying affected you? People aren't like books. A familiar book is always the same, always comforting and full of the same words and pictures. A familiar person can be new and challenging, no matter how many times you try to read them." In this book, Addie and her sister have to find ways to adapt in the world around them as they struggle at points to cope with their autism. I recommend this book to anyone who likes adventure stories. Rare for most books, this book features more than one autistic character, and the tender relationship between Addie and her older sister Keedie is so touching. There is a sweet moment between them that made me cry so much I alarmed my dog. “Other people’s minds are small. Your mind is enormous. It has room for everything and everyone. You don’t want to be like other people.” How many of us have needed to hear that in our lives?⁠Scottish First Book of the Year 2021". The Saltire Society. 23 November 2021 . Retrieved 13 February 2022. Sonuna kadar aldığı puanı hakeden bir kitap. Seviyorum göze sokma gayesi olmadan birşeyler anlatan hikayeleri. Kitabın bu kadar az okunmuş olmasını yeteri kadar okuyucuya ulaşmamış olmasına bağlıyorum. Konu otistik bir kızın ailesi, okulu ve öğretmenleri ile ilişkisi, ve yüzyıllar önce İrlanda'da cadı yakan güruhun aslında bugün farklılıkları görmezden gelen, anlamaya çalışmayan, yadırgayan ve dışlayan insanlarla aynı olduğuydu. Ki gayet de yerinde bir tespit. Sadece kitabın içindeki çizimler iyi bir dokunuştu ancak hiç başarılı değildi. Açık söyleyeyim gerekli de değildi. She is an advocate for better representation of neurodiversity in publishing and in 2022 founded The Adrien Prize, to recognise children’s fiction that explores the disability experience. She lives in London. 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.