This is the story of a young girl with Aspergers syndrome that has lost her brother in a school shooting and is on a book long search for closure for both her and her father. This young girl sees the world in black and white, either yes or no and she shows incredible persistence in her daily life and willingness to work at life. This novel is my favorite book of all the books we have read. I have a deep passion for helping special needs children and her ever willingness to work at things and help her dad is inspiring. Also, this book has a strong message of understanding and acceptance, two things I strive to work at myself every day. This was just an excellent book and I hope others will pick it up as well.
In the classroom I would use this book as an example of why acceptance is such a key component to daily life and what can happen when people do not accept each other for who they are. After reading this book I would have the class participate in a class discussion about being different and I would make a class list of all the things the students come up with that make them unique. I would also have the students write a story as if they were Caitlin, the main character, so they would have to see the world in a black and white fashion as she does. Closure is also a major topic in this book and I think it would beneficial to have a discussion about closure. What it means to gain closure and what are possible ways of gaining closure? Great book and I hope others are willing to give it a look!
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