Caitilin certainly joined my list of amazing kids! She is a 10 y.o. girl, sweet, intelligent, and has Asperger's Syndrome. She always had the support of Devon, her brother, and friend, the only one who understood her. Now, after the "day that life fell apart"... She feels confused and lost, just like her father. And even with the difficulty of expressing her feelings, she looks for an "outcome" because "time" is not a pill that works as a medicine.
How can such a tiny book teach you so much about empathy? The story is told by Caitilin, who is so fragile, strives to improve the relationship with the people around her and make her father smile again. Kathryn Erskine really managed to write in such a moving and enchanting way that it made it seem that Caitilin is real and that at times while reading, the reader's only desire is to comfort her.
“Empathy. - Says Mrs. Brook - Remember? It means feeling the way the other person does. It is as if you take off your shoes and put on someone else's shoes because you are trying to be that person for a moment.”
I am not easily moved, but the end of this book brought me good tears. Anyone who has known the experience of grief will understand very well the feeling when you realize that the pain and longing will always be there, but that it is possible to move on.
The story is incredible! Just like the characters. The reading is valid for everyone and not just to people who have some kind of contact with someone with Asperger's. Mockingbird is sweet, sensitive, and will surely grab you by the heart.
The story is incredible! Just like the characters. The reading is valid for everyone and not just to people who have some kind of contact with someone with Asperger's. Mockingbird is sweet, sensitive, and will surely grab you by the heart.
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