A Kind of Spark
Read by
Katy Townsend
Release:
10/19/2021
Runtime:
4h 43m
Unabridged
Quantity:
“Glasgow-born Katy Townsend delivers a powerful narration of this story told from the point of view of an autistic girl…Townsend’s authentic Scottish accent brings this empowering book alive. Characters are delicately nuanced and consistent throughout…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.”
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Nominated for Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award, 2023
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.
"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.
Release:
2021-10-19
Runtime:
4h 43m
Format:
audio
Weight:
0.0 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780593415559
Publisher:
Penguin Random House
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