Hear Elle talk about 'A Kind of Spark', writing prequels, the TV adaptation, being a neurodivergent writer & more
About The Author:
Elle McNicoll is a bestselling and award-winning Scottish novelist. Her debut, A Kind of Spark, won the Blue Peter Book Award and the Overall Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, as well as Blackwell’s Book of 2020. She is Carnegie nominated, and was shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag Awards 2020, the Branford Boase Award and The Little Rebels Award.She is an advocate for better representation of neurodiversity in publishing, and currently lives in London.
About 'A Kind of Spark':
AS SEEN ON BBC TV: 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. Addie knows there's more to the story of these 'witches', just like there is more to hers. Can Addie challenge how the people in her town see her, and her autism, and make her voice heard?
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When Cora is dragged to a dinner, she doesn't expect to strike up a friendship with Adrien, son of the intimidating CEO of Pomegranate Technologies. As she becomes part of Adrien 's life, Cora is also drawn into the mysterious projects at Pomegranate.
At first, intrigued, Pomegranate uses AI to recreate real people in hologram form. As Cora digs deeper, however, she uncovers their darker aim: to wipe out any trace of neurodivergence in their holograms and create 'perfect 'versions of people like her and Adrien. Cora knows she must unravel their plans. Can she fight to make her voice heard, whilst never losing sight of herself?
As she is pulled into her family's world of secrets and spells, Ramya sets out to discover the truth about the Hidden Folk with only three words of warning from her grandfather: Beware the Sirens. Plunged into an adventure that will change everything, Ramya is about to learn that there is more to her powers than she ever imagined.
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. Addie knows there's more to the story of these 'witches', just like there is more to hers. Can Addie challenge how the people in her town see her, and her autism, and make her voice heard?
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