A Kind of Spark

As seen on BBC TV Winner of the Waterstones Best Book for Younger Readers and overall winner Winner of the Blue Peter Prize for Best Story A story about friendship, courage and self-belief, perfect for fans of The Goldfish Boy. Meet Addie, she's eleven and officially on a mission to make her voice heard! When she discovers that her small Scottish town once put "witches" on trial, she knows she has to act. After all, if anyone understands what it's like to be misunderstood for being different, it's Addie. It's time to start a spark that will change everything . . . 'A remarkable debut' - The Sunday Times: Book of the Week 'Definitive and funny' - Susin Nielsen, author of We Are All Made of Molecules 'A fabulous, brilliant debut' - Lisa Thompson, author of The Goldfish Boy Don't miss the prequel to A Kind of Spark! KEEDIE is available now.

Elle McNicoll is a bestselling and award-winning novelist and screenwriter whose debut novel 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 twice Carnegie nominated, and was shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag Awards 2020, the Branford Boase Award and The Little Rebels Award. A Kind Of Spark has also been adapted for Television in partnership with 9Story and BBC Childrens.