Mockingbird : (mok'ing-burd) / Kathryn Erskine
By: Erskine, Kathryn.
New York, NY : Puffin, 2010Description: 235, [6], 6 pages ; 20 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780142417751.Subject(s): ASPERGER SYNDROME | EMPATHY | SCHOOLS | SIBLINGS | DEATH | FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS | JUVENILE LITERATUREGenre/Form: Fiction. | Juvenile works.Awards: National Book Award, 2010Summary: 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.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | IHC Library | Main Collection | 840 ERS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | W009903 |
"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
Patron comment on 30/09/2016
Gives interesting insights into how a young person with ASD may see the world. The central character is very likeable. Discussion questions at the back could be useful.