Mockingbird

Mockingbird
Kathryn Erskine
Scholastic Inc.
224 pages


Caitlynn suffers from Asperger's, meaning it is difficult for her to recognize her emotions and feel the emotions of others.  The only person whom she felt could understand her was her brother, Devon.  But when Devon is killed in a school shooting, she struggles immensely figuring out how she can understand the feelings and emotions of other people.  And learn that life isn't just black and white, there is a beautiful world out there and she just has to learn to accept that.

People who would enjoy this book would be people who like to understand how those who struggle with different syndromes think.  Since the book is written from her mind, it shows a lot of the thought process that someone that has Asperger's Syndrome may go through.  I would not recommend this book to younger children or even to young teens because they might not fully understand or comprehend the full meaning to the story.  This book is very emotional.