I felt like this novel did a beautiful job with the topic while honoring storytelling. I was of two minds about a book that dealt with both the issues of special needs with school violence. Very relevant to the situation in our schools and culture today. There are no graphic descriptions or extreme bullying, but the characters do struggle with the issues stemming from school violence. It’s on the short side but is not light weight. This novel was written with a tremendous amount of sensitivity. A beautifully written, emotional read with an important message and a satisfying ending. My heart cracked open every time Caitlin tried to figure out “closure” and how to get it. This novel stirred up so many emotions in me. I could tell what her counselor was thinking at times, the surprise you feel when a kid on the spectrum makes a pronouncement, in all innocence, that smacks you in the head and makes you do a double take. Even so, the descriptions of Caitlin’s world and attitudes of those around her came through clearly. The story is told from the point of view of an 11-year-old girl with Asperger’s Syndrome. Functioning in an environment that is not friendly to her was difficult already, and now she must deal with the fallout of her brother’s death. Her father, overcome by grief, is of little help. But when he is one of the victims of a school shooting she has lost her guide.

Or maybe it’ll be the kind of soon that never happens.”Ĭaitlin depended on her older brother, Devon, to help her navigate the world. Urn:lcp:mockingbirdmokin0000ersk_r3t0:epub:1d321489-05a4-4b86-8f1d-c7833c2b4e81 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier mockingbirdmokin0000ersk_r3t0 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t3kx4hd3r Invoice 1652 Isbn 9780399252648Ġ142417750 Lccn 2009006741 Ocr ABBYY FineReader 11.0 (Extended OCR) Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.11 Ocr_module_version 0.0.14 Old_pallet IA18247 Page_number_confidence 87.69 Pages 262 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.17 Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20200821012901 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 1052 Scandate 20200815213016 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9781409538585 Tts_version 4.“I don’t like the word soon because you don’t know when it’s going to sneak up on you and turn into NOW. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 21:02:45 Associated-names Philomel Books Boxid IA1912319 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier

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