Mockingbird

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. Best Download Books Mockingbird author Kathryn Erskine – kino-fada.fr Reason for Reading I have Asperger s and when I saw a book that featured a female protagonist with Asperger s I was elated and HAD to read the book.I came away from this book very satisfied As a female with Asperger s I felt that Caitlin was portrayed realistically There can be wide differences in how males and females present and I think the author managed to bring those out in Caitlin, though the intense plot does put Caitlin in a situation above and beyond normal everyday life.A small town Reason for Reading I have Asperger s and when I saw a book that featured a female protagonist with Asperger s I was elated and HAD to read the book.I came away from this book very satisfied As a female with Asperger s I felt that Caitlin was portrayed realistically There can be wide differences in how males and females present and I think the author managed to bring those out in Caitlin, though the intense plot does put Caitlin in a situation above and beyond normal everyday life.A small town has been devastated The local junior high was hit by two gun wielding students who managed to kill one teacher and two students before the police shot one perpetrator and apprehended the other One o...Como n o abrir o maior sorriso durante e leitura desse livro Passarinha foi uma das hist rias mais singelas, emocionantes e inocentes que eu j li ela traz uma sinceridade impressionante A protagonista, que sofre da S ndrome de Asperger, retratada de forma incr vel, e o seu ponto de vista maravilhosamente bem escrito Sem contar que d vontade de abra ar ela pra sempre e nunca mais soltar Eu AMEI ela do come o ao fim A forma como ela lida com o mundo, as express es que ela usa, suas dif Como n o abrir o maior sorriso durante e leitura desse livro Passarinha foi uma das hist rias mais singelas, emocionantes e inocentes que eu j li ela traz uma sinceridade impressionante A protagonista, que sofre da S ndrome de Asperger, retratada de forma incr vel, e o seu ponto de vista ma...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here Children s librarians read quite a few books for kids and the result is that we tend to want to discuss them with one another Unlucky librarians are surrounded solely by people who agree with their opinions You re much luckier if you happen to have a group of close folks around you who can offer alternate takes on the books you read and critique Now, it doesn t happen every year but once in a while children s books novels in particular become divisive Folks draw battle lines in the sand an Children s librarians read quite a few books for kids and the result is that we tend to want to discuss them with one another Unlucky librarians are surrounded solel...Ugh, I did not have a good time with this book at all I read it because it s about a girl with Aspergers who go undiagnosed a lot due to stigmas promoting that boys arelikely to have it They aren t Girls arelikely to go undiagnosed due to being able to blend in and imitate their peers better ASD is a broad spectrum, but this didn t feel like a very accurate portrayal The protagonist possibly had other learning disabilities Because her thought process wasn t typically ASD at al Ugh, I did not have a good time with this book at all I read it because it s about a girl with Aspergers who go undiagnosed a lot due to stigmas promoting that boys arelikely to have it They aren t Girls arelikely to go undiagnosed due to being able to blend in and imitate their peers better ASD is a broad spectrum, but this didn t feel like a very accurate portrayal The protagonist possibly had other learning disabilities Because her thought process wasn t typically ASD at all And most of the people in my life are on the Autism spectrum and NONE of them are similar to Caitlin at all But like I said spectrum But there comes a time when a book feels like it s being writen from how a neurotypical views ASD, not from what it is actually like to have ASD.Caitlin also lacked huge AS...4.5 stars.A moving story about an eleven year old girl with Asperger s syndrome whose older brother dies in a school shooting and the steps she takes to get closure Kathryn Erskine pulls this poignant tale off wonderfully it is sad, but sad in a way that gives the reader hope.Throughout the novel I had to remind myself that Caitlin was eleven as opposed to five or six this isn t a bad thing, and in fact it shows Erskine s talent for character development To see her grow by learning about em 4.5 stars.A moving story about an eleven year old girl with Asperger s syndrome whose older brother dies in a school shooting and the steps she takes to get closure Kathryn Erskine pulls this poignant tale off wonderfully it is sad, but sad in a way that gives the reader hope.Throughout the novel I had to remind myself that Caitlin was eleven as opposed to five or six this isn t a bad thing, and in fact it shows Erskine s...This book doesn t lose its beauty or heart for me, no matter how many times I read it It still gets me, every time How did you get to be so smart I shrug I m really working hard on finesse Then he takes my hands in his and I don t even pull them away because he is looking at my cuts closely and I would want to do that too if I saw cuts on somebody s hands so I let him look Do you still really want to do this I don t know if he means to keep cutting the oak tree or work on the chest but This book doesn t lose its beauty or heart for me, no matter how many times I read it It still gets me, every time How did you get to be so smart I shrug I m really working hard on finesse Then he takes my hands in his and I don t even pull them away because he is looking at my cuts closely and I would w...Que livro lindo e necess rio.Ele protagonizado por uma garotinha e voltado para um p blico mais infantil, mas o tema abordado t o importante que acredito que deve ser lido por pessoas de todas as idades.Nele conhecemos Caitlin, uma garota do quinto ano com S ndrome de Asperger, que est aprendendo a lidar com a morte de seu irm o alguns anos mais velho que sempre foi pr ximo dela, com o luto de seu pai e com seus coleguinhas da escola um livro sobre empatia Um livro que todos deveriam Que livro lindo e necess rio.Ele protagonizado por uma garotinha e voltado para um p blico mais infantil, mas o tema abordado t o importante que acredito que deve ser lido por pessoas de todas as idades.Nele conhecemos Caitlin, uma garota do quinto ano com S ndrome de Asperger, que est aprendendo a lidar com a morte de seu irm o alguns anos mais velho que sempre foi pr ximo dela, com o luto de seu pai e com seus coleguinhas da escola um livro sobre emp...opini o emOne of my sisters loved this, the other didn t like it I m somewhere in between I thought the writing was well done smooth and polished But otherwise, I thought this was heavy handed the author s note is a sad muddle which kind of explains this and very one note.Perhaps this is a small thing, but Devon s Eagle Scout project is a big part of the book, and it irritated me that what is described as his project would not earn him an Eagle it just isn t big enough and doesn t include the requi One of my sisters loved this, the other didn t like it I m somewhere in between I thought the writing was well done smooth and polished But otherwise, I thought this was heavy handed the author s note is a sad muddle which kind of expla...Aquele livro feito para nos emocionar Gostei bastante desta historia N o conhecia muito bem os contornos da narrativa mas envolvi me muito com as personagens Adorei a Caitlin A sua forma de ver o mundo tao peculiar e fascinante ao mesmo tempo Adorei que a historia tivesse sido contada atrav s dos seus olhos N o estava a contar que o livro aborda se o tema dos tiroteios nas escolas e apesar da autora o ter feito de forma subtil, acho que foi muito bem conseguido A escrita da autora sim Aquele livro feito para nos emocionar Gostei bastante desta historia N o conhecia muito bem os contornos da narrativa mas envolvi me muito com as personagens Adorei a Caitlin A sua forma de ver o mundo tao peculiar e...

• English
• 15 May 2018
Kathryn Erskine
• Hardcover
• 235 pages
• 0399252649
• Kathryn Erskine
• Mockingbird