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Mockingbird
Age 10+
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American National Book Award Winner
Caitlin misses her brother every day.
Since his death in a school shooting, she has no one to explain the world to her. And for Caitlin, the world is a confusing place. She hates it when colours get mixed up, prefers everything to be black-and-white, and needs to check her Facial Expressions Chart to understand emotions.
So when Caitlin reads the definition of "closure", she decides that's what she needs. And as she struggles to find it, a world of colour begins to enter her black-and-white life...
'A lovely, perceptive and poignant story' Sharon Creech, Newbery Medal-winning author
'An exceptionally moving story' The Irish Examiner
- Extent:
- 256 pages
- Dimensions:
- 203.3 x 145mm
- Paperback ISBN:
- 9781409538585
- Accelerated Reader Book Level:
- 3.6
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level:
- Middle years (MY)
- Book Band:
- Lime
- Key Stage:
- KS2, KS3
- Publication Date:
- December 2017
- Work Reference:
- 00900
View series: Usborne Modern Classics
Winner
National Book Award (US) 2010
Shortlisted
Redbridge Children's Book Award 2013
Asperger’s syndrome and high school shootings suggest a gruelling read but Erskine tackles such subjects with sensitivity and great insight.
...unlike anything I’ve ever read before. [Mockingbird] is a moving story of dealing with the loss of a loved one and the slow journey to recovery...Read it and see what I mean. It’s extraordinary.
A fantastic and sometimes heart wrenching book that I would certainly recommend.
A heart warming novel... Caitlin’s journey to make friends and learn how to understand other people was so moving... I will definitely be looking out for more from Kathryn Erskine.
A lovely, perceptive and poignant story.
Teachers’ resources
Key themes and symbols including loss, friendship, closure, colour and the film To Kill A Mockingbird are explored through discussion and analysis and creative tasks – ideal for KS3.