Mockingbird [electronic resource]
Erskine, Kathryn2012
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11-year-old Caitlin has Asperger's Syndrome, and has always had her older brother, Devon, to explain the confusing things around her. But when Devon is killed in a tragic school shooting, Caitlin has to try and make sense of the world without him. With her dad spending most of his time crying in the shower, and her life at school becoming increasingly difficult, it doesn't seem like things will ever get better again. "A sensitively written and very moving story." - The Daily Mail Shortlisted for the Redbridge Children's Book Award 2013
Main title:
Mockingbird [electronic resource] / Kathryn Erskine
Author:
Erskine, Kathryn, Author
Edition:
1
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Usborne Publishing Ltd, 2012
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Audience:
Reading grade level: 2-3
Biography/History:
As a resident of Virginia, Kathryn Erskine was devastated by the 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech. In the aftermath of this tragedy, Kathryn was driven to understand how community and family – particularly families with special-needs children – dealt with this violent event, and how our lives might be different if we understood each other better. In writing Mockingbird and telling the story of Caitlin, a young girl with Asperger's syndrome, she walked into the fragile world herself, and like Caitlin, offers us something "good and strong and beautiful". Kathryn was a lawyer for fifteen years before turning to her first love: writing. She lives in Virginia, USA, with her husband, two children, and her dog, Maxine. Visit the author's website, kathyerskine.com, for more information.
Awards:
National Book Award (National Book Foundation)Best Fiction for Young Adults (Young Adult Library Services Association)
ISBN:
9781409541677
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2306388