A prequel novel centring on Keedie, simply titled Keedie, was announced, with a release date of April of 2024. When she isn't writing fiction, she works as an editor and in her spare time, makes colourful chokers for friends to wear.

Because the way McNicoll explains and explores what life is like for people like her, like Addie and Keedie, is so brilliant in both its simplicity and its depth, in its vulnerability and its strength, in its compassion and its confrontation. Luckily, a new girl named Audrey, who's just moved from London, is interested in having lunch with her in the quiet library.

I think the author really brings to light of the struggles that can be felt for those on the spectrum or even just different then neurotypical people.

I loved that she didn't give up in her quest for the memorial, that she didn't let people dismiss her even though continuing to push for it was at times stressful and scary to her. A love story about two boys set in a post-apocalyptic America overrun by the undead, Wranglestone was described by booksellers as “epic, eerie and seriously scary”. 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. 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.The story revolves around eleven year-old Addie who, having just begun a new year in school, finds herself subjected to bullying not only by a former-friend but also by her class teacher. As for Benji, not only has his best friend, Amir, moved away, but the comic book holding the clue for locating his dad is also missing.

We see that there are regrettably also many ways to ignorant and unpleasant, and that even adults can be bullies. It's better to be open about who you really are, what you're really like, and be disliked by a few than it is to hide who you are and be tolerated by many. When Addie attacks Emily for destroying her thesaurus, she is quick to assume Addie's violent outburst was for no reason before hearing the whole story and still refused to believe otherwise, even when presented with evidence (even attempting to silence anyone who tries to tell her Addie's side).Sadist Teacher: Miss Murphy, Addie's teacher is cruel to her in class and was the same to Keedie when she in primary school. A stunning, moving and powerful book with a main character a lot of people - children and adults - should look up to.

Addie is een enorm herkenbare hoofdpersoon, zelfs voor mij als 27-jarige, en het gaf me zoveel kracht om te zien hoe ze voor zichzelf opkwam en omging met het pesten van haar docent en klasgenoten. They resolve to find Benji’s dad—a famous comic-book artist—and partner to finish Ro’s rocket for the science fair. This book also makes you think of how appreciative we, as parents, are for the good teachers we do have.

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. DUTCH De autistische gemeenschap heeft te maken met zoveel validisme en stigma, en veel mensen proberen ons verhaal te vertellen en voor ons te praten. Przeczytałam kilka książek o spektrum autyzmu i uważam, że żadna z nich, nawet najbardziej merytoryczne i najgłośniejsze wydawnictwa, nie dały mi takiego wglądu w sposób odczuwania świata przez osoby neuroróżnorodne, co ta opowieść małej dziewczynki.