Although an author's note links the novel with the 2007 tragedy at Virginia Tech, this novel is not about violence as much as about the ways in which a wounded community heals.
) works in powerful imagery throughout-Devon's unfinished Eagle Scout project was a wooden chest, and for Caitlin, it's entwined with the irreparable bullet wound in Devon's chest. Her Amelia Bedelia–like misunderstandings of figurative language provide much needed moments of levity, and her extreme conscientiousness is endearing. She narrates-a risky choice that mostly works.
Over the course of the story, Caitlin, who like many with Asperger's has incredible brainpower but few social skills, must learn empathy. It has garnered a great deal of praise, from such notable authors as Andrew Clements and Sharon Creech. She addresses these losses matter-of-factly her lack of tact is especially hard on her father, a kind man who is falling apart. Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine marks the author's second foray into books for youth (the first being her young adult novel Quaking). Caitlin's mother is also dead, lost to cancer when Caitlin was just three.
To me, this is a breathtaking story that will. As the result of a school shooting, her beloved brother, Devon, and two others are dead. The author, Kathryn Erskine paints an unforgettable tale of a young girl struggling with her own personal demons. The story is told with compassion and sensitivity. Ten-year-old Caitlin Smith has Asperger's syndrome, which is why she is processing a horrific event differently than everyone else in her small Virginia town. Mockingbird is a novel by Kathryn Erskine about personal and emotional recovery following a school shooting.
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