Mockingbird

Mockingbird

By Kathryn Erskine

32 ratings 36 reviews 54 followers
Interest LevelReading LevelReading A-ZATOSWord Count
Grades 4 - 8Grades 10 - 9Z3.636466
In Caitlin’s world, everything is black or white. Things are good or bad. Anything in between is confusing. That’s the stuff Caitlin’s older brother, Devon, has always explained. But now Devon’s dead and Dad is no help at all. Caitlin wants to get over it, but as an eleven-year-old girl with Asperger’s, she doesn’t know how. When she reads the definition of closure, she realizes that is what she needs. In her search for it, Caitlin discovers that not everything is black and white—the world is full of colors—messy and beautiful.

Kathryn Erskine has written a must-read gem, one of the most moving novels of the year.

Praise for MOCKINGBIRD

* "Erskine works in powerful imagery throughout." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

* "[A] fine addition to the recent group of books with autistic narrators." --Booklist, starred review

"A strong and complex character study." --Horn Book

"This heartbreaking story is delivered in the straightforward, often funny voice of a fifth-grade girl with Asperger's Syndrome." --Kirkus, starred review

"This is...a valuable book." --School Library Journal

"Fascinating characters." --Los Angeles Times

Publisher: Usborne Books
ISBN-13: 9781409538585
ISBN-10: 1409538583
Published on 1/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 256

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If you liked this book, you should definitely read Anything But Typical. It's about a boy who also has a disability, and is a lot like this book.

im reading this book right now and its the best book ever filled with suspense romance and other sad stuff but it is also happy im wondering how it will end.....

This is an excellent book. Once I picked it up, I could not put it down. At times, it can be very confusing, but it makes the suspense even greater. I reccomend this to everyone!

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This book is so touching. It's about a girl who is "Special" and has trouble with school, friends, and especially her dead brother who taught her so much; you MUST read it to see how amazing it really is! I totally recommend this book!

If you liked this book, you should definitely read Anything But Typical. It's about a boy who also has a disability, and is a lot like this book.

This book was amazing, and I mean amazing!!! I highly recommend it, however it is quite depressing, so if you're the kind of person who doesn't like depressing books, then I sadly son't recommend it. This book left me in tears. This book made me....understand.