A Kind of Spark

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Adaptational Nice Girl: In the book, Jenna openly refused to associate with Addie after befriending Emily, made no effort to help her when Emily was bullying her, and was generally unrepentant about everything. In the series, while at first she's still complacent in Emily's bullying, she eventually comes to learn the error of her ways, helps Addie out of trouble in the end, and the two rekindle their once strained friendship, even going so far as to call Emily out on her bullying after all is said and done. 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). 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. 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." I think that a kind of park is an amazing book that my love for cannot be put into words. Elle mcnicoll is an amazing author and I look forward to her next book, which is coming out soon that unfortunately I have forgotten the name of!

Bayan Murphy gibi "zorba" öğretmenleri zamanında yediğim dayaklardan iyi bilirim. O zaman aileler arasında da "eti senin kemiği benim"ci anlayış vardı. Neyse ki artık daha bilinçlendiğini düşünüyorum, en azından umuyorum. Lakin hala zorba öğretmenlerin olduğuna da yüzde yüz eminim. İlkokul öğrencilerini tokatlayan, kulağını çeken, kafasını tahtaya vuran, sözlü tacizde ve psikolojik şiddette bulunan Duygu Tural, biz senden çok çektik ve bizim sana karşı koyacak gücümüz yoktu. Umarım sen de hayattan çok çekmişsindir. Did you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Language in your kid's entertainment guide. Get started Close A beautiful, heartfelt, lyrical and warm book about speaking up and being proud of who you are. For anyone 8+, but readers of all ages will take something special from this book. An incredibly assured debut.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.

The Atoner: In the series, Jenna realizes how cruel she's been to Addie and how her complacency in Emily's bullying has negatively affected her friendship with Addie, and with Audrey's help, she gets the courage to not only stand up to Ms. Murphy on Addie's behalf, but call out Emily for what she's done. Unfortunately, people who think they know a lot about autism often have difficulty accepting new ideas. Especially those that think people on the autism spectrum are all alike; non-verbal, combative, and mentally inept. When it’s Addie’s teacher that displays this attitude openly, in the classroom, Addie has a hard time keeping her mouth shut. But she does, most of the time, for fear of making her situation worse. Masking, is what her older sister calls it. Putting on that “mask” constantly for others is exhausting, however, as Addie and her sister come to realize through a series of unfortunate events…Every classroom library should have this little, powerful book on their shelves. It just goes to show how important OwnVoices books are. 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. Creator Cameo: Elle McNicoll makes a cameo appearance in the last episode of the TV adaptation as one of the crowd during Addie's final speech. 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?⁠