Erskine, Kathryn.

Mockingbird : (mok'ing-bûrd) / Kathryn Erskine. - New York : Puffin, 2011, c2010. - 235, [6], 6 p. ; 20 cm.

"First published in the United States of America by Philomel Books, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group, 2010"--Title page verso. Discussion guide ([6] p.) and excerpt from: The absolute value of Mike (6 p.) included after text.

Ten-year-old Caitlin, who has Asperger's Syndrome, struggles to understand emotions, show empathy, and make friends at school, while at home she seeks closure by working on a project with her father.



National Book Award, 2010.

ISBN: 9780142417751 (pbk.) 0142417750

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Asperger's syndrome
Empathy in children
Schools
Children and death
Brothers
School shootings
Families
Girls

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]