February Book Blog 3-Mockingbird

 

The Characters

Caitlin: Caitlin is a ten year old girl with Asperger’s syndrome.  She’s very smart but anti-social.  She takes everything literally.  After her brother dies, she’s the one who thinks of finding closure with her father.   She loves to eat gummy worms, and names them all.  The person she was closest to was her brother Devon, before the school shooting.  He was the only one who tried to understand her world.

Josh: Josh’s cousin was the one who was the shooter at the school shooting.  He feels like everyone hates him because he was related to the shooter.  He bullies a lot of people, including Caitlin, due to this.  In the end of the book you realize he was simply misunderstood, and a friend was all he needed. 

Michael: Michael is in first grade.  His mother was a teacher at the middle school and she was killed at the school shooting.  Michael is very morose about his mother’s death.  Caitlin befriends him and they try to find closure together.  Michael also befriends Josh who makes people see the kind side of Josh.

Harry: Harry is Caitlin’s father.  He’s depressed all the time since Devon died.  He lost his wife first, and now his son.  He cries a lot and when he was told Devon had died, he went mad and started throwing things around in the house.  He doesn’t pay much attention to Caitlin now and doesn’t have much patience with her.  He does try to try, which is very hard for him considering everything that’s going on.

Mrs. Brooks: Mrs. Brooks is Caitlin’s councilor at school.  She tries to help Caitlin make friends and find closure.  Since Devon has died, she’s the only one who really tries to understand Caitlin.  Caitlin enjoys being in her presence; she’s like a friend to Caitlin.