Mockingbird is a young adult novel by American author Kathryn Erskine about a girl with Asperger's syndrome coping with the loss of her brother. It won the 2010 U.S. National Book Award for Young People's Literature .

Widely praised by readers, educators, and parents’ groups alike, Kathryn Erskine’s young adult novel Mockingbird (2010) explores the emotional and psychological growth of Caitlin Smith, a precocious 10-year-old girl with Asperger’s syndrome who struggles to understand the implications of the recent death of her older brother in a school ...

Jan 1, 2010 · 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.

Mockingbird offers a finely nuanced look at grief, love, and autism with a hearty dose of laughter mixed with the tears. This five star world premiere from the Kennedy Center and VSA, is not to be missed.

Mockingbird is a captivating and evocative tale that beautifully touches on the themes of love, loss, and the human experience. Centered around the life of ten-year-old Caitlin Smith, a young girl with autism, the story follows her journey to find closure and understanding after her older brother’s tragic passing in a school shooting.

Apr 1, 2010 · Tragically, Devon has been killed in a school shooting. Caitlin, her dad and her schoolmates try to cope, and it is the deep grief they all share that ultimately helps Caitlin get to empathy.

What is Mockingbird about? This book follows Caitlin, an eleven-year-old girl with Asperger’s syndrome. She copes with the loss of her brother, Devon, who was killed in a school shooting. Caitlin seeks “closure” to understand her grief and the impact on her small community.

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 …

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.