Description
Mockingbird of the work of Catherine Arskin
Ten-year-old Caitlin has autism. She lives with her father. Before the shooting at her brother’s school, they were a family of three, and Caitlin, like a mockingbird, used the guidance of her brother, Don, to control her autistic behavior. After the shooting at school and the killing of Don, Caitlin and her father are deeply saddened by this incident.
Before he was killed, Don worked on an executive project for his school that involved Caitlin, a project he was trying to finish, a project that could be the end of the suffering he and his father endured. . Caitlin’s efforts, who always see life in black and white, and committed school officials change Caitlin’s view of life, and she discovers that the colors of life are not just black and white.

Influenced by the University of Virginia shooting incident, the author creates a story to engage the reader in (thinking) about events that happen unnecessarily. The author believes that in order to prevent these events, humans must take steps to better understand each other.
Creating the main character of the story who has autism is another kind of conflict of understanding different human beings.
The author tells the story in the language of a teenager with autism in emotional language. The characters are all believable, and the signs and actions create vivid images of the story space. The narration is simple and the audience easily communicates with the story. Ending the story and finding a solution to alleviate the suffering of Caitlin and her father and the rest of their small community is simple yet very promising.
The book is not limited to a specific group, because it revolves around two axes, avoiding violence and understanding each other, and paying attention to patients with autism and their behaviors.
1- Introducing the book Mockingbird on YouTube
2- Introducing the book in Aparat
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