Ms. Murphy publicly shreds Addie's handwritten story and berates her for messy handwriting, calling her lazy.

Librarian Mr. Allison gives Addie a reserved book about sharks, knowing they are her greatest special interest.

Keedie arrives home and admits she has kept her autism completely hidden from everyone at university.

Ms. Murphy announces a witch trials history project, and Addie is horrified to learn women were killed simply for being different.

Addie proposes a memorial for executed women at a village council meeting; the chairman rejects the idea to protect the town's image.

Nina films Addie for her social media channel and asks Addie to explain her autism on camera.

A field trip tour guide's insensitive language about disability overwhelms Addie and triggers a meltdown.

Ms. Murphy calls Addie's parents in and suggests Addie should be permanently removed from the classroom.

While left unsupervised at home, Addie sneaks out alone and takes a bus to Keedie's university to deliver a forgotten student card.

At a second council meeting, the chairman rejects the memorial proposal again, this time citing cost.

Emily writes a slur inside Addie's thesaurus, triggering a meltdown in which Addie involuntarily attacks Emily.

Keedie confronts Ms. Murphy and calls her a bully; Mr. Allison and Audrey arrive to confirm Addie's account of the bullying.

Nina and Addie discover Keedie collapsed on her bedroom floor, experiencing full autistic burnout.

Addie delivers a passionate final speech to the town council, publicly declaring her autism and drawing parallels to the witch trials.

The memorial plaque for women accused as witches is unveiled in the village, funded entirely by Miriam Jensen.

A Kind of Spark follows Addie, an autistic girl whose strict teacher Ms. Murphy ignites her sense of injustice when she tears up Addie's work and later tries to have her removed from school entirely. When a school project introduces Addie to the Scottish witch trials, she feels a deep kinship with the women executed for being different and fights to have a memorial built in their honor. Her campaign brings her into repeated conflict with the dismissive town council chairman, while her sister Keedie secretly struggles with autistic burnout at university. The crisis point arrives when a classmate's bullying triggers a meltdown that Ms. Murphy weaponizes against Addie, forcing Keedie into an exhausting confrontation that leaves her collapsed. Addie's final speech to the council, in which she publicly embraces her autism, wins the vote and results in a memorial plaque funded by a surprising ally.

The core milestones of Addie's campaign for justice.

Addie's father sets aside a separate dish of plain pasta to accommodate her sensory challenges at dinner.

Emily tells Addie that nobody wants to sit with her at lunch; Audrey immediately disagrees and offers to join Addie.

During a forest walk, Addie recalls an abusive babysitter whose cruelty triggered meltdowns in both her and Keedie.

Audrey walks Addie home from school and mentions she has already watched Nina's video featuring Addie.

Addie eavesdrops on a heated argument between Nina and Keedie about Nina's decision to film and post Addie online.

Addie finds an ableist response video online and tells Keedie she wishes she did not have autism.

After Addie's meltdown on the school trip, Ms. Murphy abandons her and tells her to catch up once she has calmed down.

Audrey suggests making flyers for the memorial campaign and helps Addie use the school library photocopier.

Addie tells Audrey about Keedie's friend Bonnie, who was placed in a strict mental health facility because of her autism.

Addie visits Audrey's house and they walk through the forest together, deliberately avoiding the distressing Old Witch Tree.

Jenna privately tells Addie that Emily forced her to choose between their friendship and Addie's.

Addie and Audrey stand outside the bookshop collecting donations for the memorial campaign, raising around fourteen pounds.

Emily and her father enter the bookshop, where his book order reveals that Emily has significant reading difficulties.

Nina privately apologizes to Addie for posting the video and admits she has always felt excluded from Addie and Keedie's bond.

Keedie tells Addie she plans to visit Bonnie; Audrey presents Addie with a new Scottish thesaurus as a gift.

Behind the main campaign for the memorial, a series of smaller but significant events define the texture of Addie's daily life. Her family's careful accommodations at home contrast sharply with the cruelty she endures at school, and a video Nina posts online exposes Addie to a wave of ableist abuse that shakes her confidence. The friendship between Addie and Audrey deepens steadily as Audrey asks genuine questions about autism and steps up to help with the memorial campaign in practical ways, including making flyers and collecting donations. Key revelations about Emily's hidden reading difficulties and Jenna's forced betrayal add nuance to the bullying dynamic. The pool closes with quiet but meaningful resolutions: Nina's apology, Keedie's decision to visit her old friend Bonnie, and Audrey's gift of a new thesaurus to replace the one that was destroyed.

The everyday moments and quieter revelations that shaped Addie's journey.

Keedie explains during a walk that Addie's handwriting difficulties are caused by autism-related motor skill challenges, not laziness.

Emily jokes in class that Addie would have been burned at the stake during the witch trials.

Addie rushes to the library to research the accused witches; Audrey finds her there and reads quietly alongside her.

Addie spots Mr. Macintosh in town and asks him directly to reconsider the memorial proposal, but he dismisses her.

Audrey asks Addie thoughtful questions about her autism while walking home, taking a genuine interest that Jenna never showed.

Tour guide Mr. Patterson uses an offensive term for people with disabilities while recounting the persecution of accused witches.

Addie's mother forcefully rejects Ms. Murphy's suggestion that Addie should be separated from the mainstream school environment.

Addie disrupts Keedie's university lecture to deliver the forgotten student card; Keedie immediately shows signs of autistic overwhelm.

Emily corners Addie and Audrey in the school bathroom and makes a series of ableist accusations against them.

Miriam Jensen warns Addie and Audrey that the council will likely refuse the memorial even if the money is raised.

A woman on the street tells Keedie she looks cured; Addie firmly replies there is no cure for autism and they want none.

Keedie tells Addie that to win over the council, she must stop listing facts and instead tell them a story that makes them care.

Keedie gives Addie an encyclopedia as a gift and urges her to make one final attempt to convince the council.

Addie's parents file a formal complaint about Ms. Murphy, and Addie is permanently moved out of her class.

Addie imagines pushing all her accumulated hurt and mistreatment into the Old Witch Tree, freeing herself before the final council meeting.

This pool traces the pivotal moments in which characters make discoveries or choices that fundamentally alter the story's direction. Early on, Keedie's quiet revelation about motor skills gives Addie language to understand herself, while Emily's cruel joke in class unexpectedly galvanizes Addie's sense of justice toward the witch trial victims. As Addie builds her friendship with Audrey and faces increasingly hostile situations at school and on the field trip, a series of confrontations force the people around her to show their true character. The second half of the story is shaped by a chain of revelations: Miriam Jensen's warning, a neighbor's ignorant comment about Keedie being cured, and Keedie's advice to speak from the heart. The pool ends with the private emotional preparation that allows Addie to finally stand before the council and win.