"Allusions to Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, the portrayal of a whole community's healing process, and the sharp insights into Caitlyn's behavior enhance this fine addition to the recent group of books with narrators with autism and Asbergers. Ten-year-old Caitlin, who has Aspergers Syndrome, struggles to understand emotions, show empathy, and make friends at school. "A strong and complex character study."- The Horn Book Mockingbird (Moking-bûrd) by Erskine, Kathryn. And in her search for it, Caitlin discovers that the world may not be so black and white after all. Then she comes across the word closure-and she realizes this is what she needs. Caitlin wants everything to go back to the way things were, but she doesn't know how to do that. But Devon was killed in a school shooting, and Caitlin's dad is so distraught that he is just not helpful. Before, when things got confusing, Caitlin went to her older brother, Devon, for help. The world according to her is black and white anything in between is confusing. Description THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER and ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT NOVELS OF OUR TIME FOR YOUNG READERSĬaitlin has Asperger's.
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