Summary
This book is written in the perspective of a ten year old named Caitlin, who is a child with Asperger's syndrome. Her world has always been in a black and white perspective, and textbooks and dictionaries are pretty much her best friends. Her brother, Devon, helped her with anything that could possibly confuse her if it wasn't as simple as black and white. A tragedy strikes at Devon's middle school, leaving Caitlin and her father alone. Caitlin begins to find out what "closure" is and after looking it up, she begins to figure out that everything isn't black and white, and even though colors may be confusing it is necessary in life and in her search for healing.
Review
Oh my goodness gracious, this book was seriously one of the best young adult novels I have read! The fact that it is in the perspective of a child with Asperger's syndrome is probably the best part of it. My eyes were really opened by this book, seeing how the child thinks differently from "regular" people. It was nice seeing that perspective because I feel that will help me and others in real life when around someone "different." This book was written after the Virginia Tech shootings, and after the school shootings not long ago at the elementary school, I feel this really hits home for some people. It shows how when crazy things like this happens, everyone is affected. Those that knew people, knew the shooter(s), didn't know anyone. It's tough on the whole community. I cried multiple times, the part with Josh, how Caitlin assumed he was bullying Michael, oh goodness! I was crying because people were judging him based on what his cousin did, just because he was related to him! It was so heart-aching to me, and it was nice to see he really wasn't as terrible as Caitlin may think. Caitlin making friends really touched me too, because I feel like that was something she really struggled with. I pretty much recommend this book to anyone and any age group and this book has really changed my perspective on things.
Mischief Managed, Olivia
I plan on reading this book. a few years ago a child in our class was diaagnosed with this and this was the first time I had ever heard of this.
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