A review by bronsonmh
A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Thank you to Netgalley and publishers for an ARC for an honest review

I thought this was such a beautiful book. 'A Kind of Spark' is Own Voices and written by a Neurodivergent writer. Elle McNicoll. Addie the main character who is also neurodivergent lives in a small village in Scotland. She is having trouble to get people to understand who she is. When her teacher starts to talk about the women from the village who were burned at the stake because people thought they were witches Addie sees these women like her, misunderstood. She tries to get a memorial put up so they would not forget and to also say we are sorry. I think all children and even adults should read this middle grade. We can all learn from Addie. 

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