Elle McNicoll

Perfect for readers of Song for a Whale and Counting by 7s, a neurodivergent girl campaigns for a memorial when she learns that her small Scottish town used to burn witches simply because they were different. Eleven-year-old Addie is stunned to learn that her small Irish town was once home to witch trials. Addie is autistic and knows what it is like to be targeted because you are different. Outraged by the injustice, she campaigns for a memorial because Addie knows there's more to the story of "these witches," just like there is more to hers. But not everyone in her town is ready to listen. Addie will need strength, courage, and maybe the help of a new friend to make her voice heard. Own-voices author Elle McNicoll creates an insightful and stirring debut reminiscent of America's Salem Witch Trials centered on a girl who refuses to relent in the fight for what she knows is right.

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