A Kind of Spark

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She only ever feels understood when she's with her older sister, who is also autistic, or when she's in the library reading about her favourite animals - sharks. The subplot exploring historical witch hunts conveys how high the stakes can be for people who don't fit the norm. Knowledge of and a window into what it means to be autistic in the world of children’s literature has been even scanter. Her quest to speak the truth about witch burnings -- a desire to stand up for human rights -- spotlights this fear.

We see that there are regrettably also many ways to ignorant and unpleasant, and that even adults can be bullies. Ta niepozorna historia uświadamia, jak potrzebna jest nam różnorodność - przecież niesamowicie nudno byłoby, gdybyśmy wszyscy byli do siebie podobni. 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. Together, they become interested in a deep-rooted hidden story around there little, Scottish town of Juniper which tells of a group of witches who were murdered not for their recorded crimes but for their difference.Those women, who were taken out of their homes and tortured, were different too, just like Addie is. Previous recipients of the award, which is unique in that it is voted for solely by booksellers, include Angie Thomas, Katherine Rundell and Rob Biddulph.

She was definitely born out of a kind of defiance – the more that the industry pushed back, the stronger she got,” she says.

This poor girl went through so much in school and it shows just how important it is that we support children with special needs and those that are different / neurodivergent. Quick-paced and compelling, this story travels deeply into the point-of-view of a person with autism.