'Allusions to Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, the portrayal of a whole community's healing process, and the sharp insights into Caitlyn's behavior enhance this fine addition to the recent group of books with narrators with autism and Asbergers. 'A strong and complex character study.'- The Horn Book And in her search for it, Caitlin discovers that the world may not be so black and white after all. Then she comes across the word closure-and she realizes this is what she needs. A compassionate school counselor works with her, trying to teach her the social skills. She also has Asperger Syndrome, and her brother, Devon, was the one who helped her interpret the world. Caitlin is a bright fifth grader and a gifted artist. He was the one person who helped her cope. From inside Caitlin’s head, readers see the very personal aftermath of a middle school shooting that took the life of the older brother she adored. Before, when things got confusing, Caitlin went to her older brother, Devon, for help. The world according to her is black and white anything in between is confusing. Suddenly, she must grapple with the unthinkable: a mass shooting has taken her brother away. THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER and ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT NOVELS OF OUR TIME FOR YOUNG READERS Caitlin has Asperger's. Emotions are mysterious and voices are almost always too loud. But Devon was killed in a school shooting, and Caitlins dad is so.

Caitlin wants everything to go back to the way things were, but she doesn't know how to do that. Synopsis Caitlin is an 11-year-old girl on the autism spectrum. Before, when things got confusing, Caitlin went to her older brother, Devon, for help. But Devon was killed in a school shooting, and Caitlin's dad is so distraught that he is just not helpful. In her search for it, Caitlin discovers that not everything is black and whitethe world is full of colorsmessy and beautiful. When she reads the definition of closure, she realizes that is what she needs. Before, when things got confusing, Caitlin went to her older brother, Devon, for help. Caitlin wants to get over it, but as an eleven-year-old girl with Asperger’s, she doesn’t know how. THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER and ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT NOVELS OF OUR TIME FOR YOUNG READERSĬaitlin has Asperger's.

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