Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine 90

This is another new book off of this year's Battle of the Book list. It seems to be one of those books that make middle schoolers want to avoid award-winning books. It is a National Book Award Winner and is very hard to follow in the beginning. It is written from the point of view of an 11-year-old girl with Asperger's. You find out in the beginning that her older brother has died, but you have to read to Chapter 5 to find out how he died and how it effects his sister and her struggle to 'be normal' an even harder one. "I see Josh pushing people off of the monkey bars again. Daddy says it's because Josh's cousin was one of the school shooters at Devon's school. The one the police caught right away. And killed. But not before he shot Devon." 27 So there are many layers to this book, several important statements to be made, I am sure. I am looking forward to the rest of this quick read.