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Mockingbird

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 34,954 Ratings and 5,255 Reviews

Book Description
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 n... More
Book Information
PublisherPhilomel Books
BindingHardcover (12 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages240
ISBN-100399252649
ISBN-13978-0399252648
Publication Date04/15/2010
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About Kathryn Erskine (Author) : Kathryn Erskine spent many years as a lawyer before realizing that she’d rather write things that people might actually enjoy reading. She grew up mostly overseas and attended eight different school... more
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5/12/2012 Allison Hunter-Frederick said:
In my seven years of working as a resource teacher, I have encountered several students with Aspergers Syndrome. Hence, my interest in reading Mockingbird by Kathyrn Erskine about ten-year-old Caitlin who sees everything as black and white because of her syndrome. Caitlin’s older brother Devon use... more

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12/13/2011 Alyssa Rixe

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4/19/2011 Janet White said:
My class and I just finished reading "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine and would definitely give it a thumbs up! With a mixture of humor and sad rememberance, "Mockingbird" kept us wanting to turn the page to read on! The storyteller, Caitlin, has Asperger's which creates some very funny situations... more

tags: I recommend, Kunsberg 6-7

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2/18/2011 jama rattigan tagged as: I recommend, Inspired me, I read

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12/13/2010 Carmela Martino tagged as: I read

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