Kathryn Erskine

Ten-year-old Caitlin, who has Asperger's Syndrome, struggles to understand emotions, show empathy, and make friends at school, while at home she seeks closure by working on a project with her father.

Mockingbird

From National Book Award-winning author Kathryn Erskine comes a heartfelt, poignant novel that tackles grief, change, and the struggle to let your voice be heard. Perfect for fans of Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Erin Entrada Kelly, and Ali Benjamin. Shy, eleven-year-old Lily made her dad an important promise before he passed away--that she would "Strive for Five" and speak her mind at least five times. But speaking up one time, let alone five, is easier said than done. It'll be even harder now that Lily must attend public school for the first time. Fortunately, she meets curling-obsessed Hobart and quiet Dunya at the beginning of sixth grade. Their kindness gives Lily hope that life without Dad might just be bearable. But when Lily and her friends are bullied by Ryan and his mean clique, she quickly discovers the true meaning of friendship and speaking out. Despite the anxiety she feels, Lily knows she needs to stand up for herself and others. And she'll use the tools her dad gave her to not only keep her final promise but bring her whole school together. Following Lily's journey and the snarky, insightful, and humorous commentary from Libro, the actual book, who guides readers through this thoughtful tale, makes Lily's Promise a strong title for social emotional learning.

Lily's Promise

National Book Award winner Kathryn Erskine delivers a contemporary story about a boy with a mystical worldview and a love of science and comets as he faces questions about what makes him special.

The Incredible Magic of Being

When 12-year-old Frederick "Red" Porter's father dies in 1972, his mother wants to sell their automobile repair shop and move her two sons back to Ohio, but Red is desperate to stop the sale even if it means unearthing some dark family secrets in a Virginia rife with racial tensions.

Seeing Red

No mundo de Caitlin, tudo é preto e branco. Qualquer coisa entre um e outro dá uma baita sensação de recreio no estômago e a obriga a fazer bicho de pelúcia. É isso que seu irmão, Devon, sempre tentou explicar às pessoas. Mas agora, depois do dia em que a vida desmoronou, seu pai, devastado, chora muito sem saber ao certo como lidar com isso. Ela quer ajudar o pai - a si mesma e todos a sua volta -, mas, sendo uma menina de dez anos de idade, autista, portadora da Síndrome de Asperger, ela não sabe como captar o sentido. Caitlin, que não gosta de olhar para a pessoa nem que invadam seu espaço pessoal, se volta, então, para os livros e dicionários, que considera fáceis por estarem repletos de fatos, preto no branco. Após ler a definição da palavra desfecho, tem certeza de que é exatamente disso que ela e seu pai precisam. E Caitlin está determinada a consegui-lo. Seguindo o conselho do irmão, ela decide trabalhar nisso, o que a leva a descobrir que nem tudo é realmente preto e branco, afinal, o mundo é cheio de cores, confuso mas belo. Um livro sobre compreender uns aos outros, repleto de empatia, com um desfecho comovente e encantador que levará o leitor às lágrimas e dará aos jovens um precioso vislumbre do mundo todo especial dessa menina extraordinária. * VENCEDOR do National Book Award, 2010 * FINALISTA do Redbridge Children's Book Award (Reino Unido), 2012 * FINALISTA do UKLA Award (Associação Literária do Reino Unido), 2012 * VENCEDOR do International Reading Association Award, 2011 * VENCEDOR do Crystal Kite Award, 2011 * HONRA AO MÉRITO do Golden Kite Award, 2011 * VENCEDOR do Southern Independent Booksellers Award, 2011 * OBRA NOTÁVEL PARA CRIANÇAS da American Library Association's, 2011 * MELHOR ROMANCE PARA JOVENS da American Library Association's, 2011 * OBRA EXTRAORDINÁRIA no Bank Street Best Children's Books, 2011 * OBRA NOTÁVEL PARA CRIANÇAS E ADOLESCENTES, Capitol Choices, 2011 * VENCEDOR do Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award, 2012

Passarinha

Fourteen-year-old Mike, whose father is a brilliant mathematician but who has no math aptitude himself, spends the summer in rural Pennsylvania with his elderly and eccentric relatives Moo and Poppy, helping the townspeople raise money to adopt a Romanian orphan.

The Absolute Value of Mike

No mundo de Caitlin, tudo é preto e branco. Qualquer coisa entre um e outro dá uma baita sensação de recreio no estômago e a obriga a fazer bicho de pelúcia. É isso que seu irmão, Devon, sempre tentou explicar às pessoas. Mas agora, depois do dia em que a vida desmoronou, seu pai, devastado, chora muito sem saber ao certo como lidar com isso. Ela quer ajudar o pai – a si mesma e todos a sua volta –, mas, sendo uma menina de dez anos de idade, autista, portadora da Síndrome de Asperger, ela não sabe como captar o sentido. Caitlin, que não gosta de olhar para a pessoa nem que invadam seu espaço pessoal, se volta, então, para os livros e dicionários, que considera fáceis por estarem repletos de fatos, preto no branco. Após ler a definição da palavra desfecho, tem certeza de que é exatamente disso que ela e seu pai precisam. E Caitlin está determinada a consegui-lo. Seguindo o conselho do irmão, ela decide trabalhar nisso, o que a leva a descobrir que nem tudo é realmente preto e branco, afinal, o mundo é cheio de cores, confuso mas belo. Um livro sobre compreender uns aos outros, repleto de empatia, com um desfecho comovente e encantador que levará o leitor às lágrimas e dará aos jovens um precioso vislumbre do mundo todo especial dessa menina extraordinária.

PASSARINHA

In England in 1346 Adrian has three problems: he is small for his twelve years, he is an albino, so people are suspicious of him, and his father wants him to be a scribe, while he wants to be an archer--but when he runs away to join his friend in the fight against the invading Scots, he learns that war can be a lot more complicated then he imagined.

The badger knight

Mike, whose father is a brilliant mathematician but who has no math aptitude himself, spends the summer in rural Pennsylvania with his elderly and eccentric relatives Moo and Poppy, helping the townspeople raise money to adopt a Romanian orphan.

"Friends can help us understand the world and ourselves, opening our eyes to unique cultures and ideas. In a story that travels the globe, it's easy to see how the world is a community made up of people who are more similar than we are different" --

All of Us

Schwarz-Weiß hat viele Farben

Miriam Makeba, a Grammy Award–winning South African singer, rose to fame in the hearts of her people at the pinnacle of apartheid—a brutal system of segregation similar to American Jim Crow laws. Mama Africa, as they called her, raised her voice to help combat these injustices at jazz clubs in Johannesburg; in exile, at a rally beside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; and before the United Nations. Set defiantly in the present tense, this biography offers readers an intimate view of Makeba’s fight for equality. Kathryn Erskine’s call-and-response style text and Charly Palmer’s bold illustrations come together in a raw, riveting duet of protest song and praise poem. A testament to how a single voice helped to shake up the world—and can continue to do so.

How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song

Mama Africa!

O Voo da Cotovia

I colori del buio

In a Pennsylvania town where anti-war sentiments are treated with contempt and violence, Matt, a fourteen-year-old girl living with a Quaker family, deals with the demons of her past as she battles bullies of the present, eventually learning to trust in others as well as herself.

Quaking

Keith Henry Brown

National Book Award winner Kathryn Erskine teams up with Keith Henry Brown on this lyrical picture book that celebrates music and Black identity. Trevor’s dad is a DJ, and he always picks the best music— tunes jivin’, beat drivin’, high fivin’! —he’s DJ Dap Daddy! But after his parents split up and Dad moves out, Trevor feels like the pitch doesn’t fit between them. Trevor has his own music now—hip-hop—and Dad can’t seem to let go of his old soul favorites. As the end-of-year dance approaches, Trevor and his father will have to find their new groove to get the party started. My Dad Is a DJ is a hip-hoppin’, beat boppin’, tunes poppin’, not stoppin’ story of a father and son’s shared love of music and each other.

My Dad Is a DJ

National Book Award winner Kathryn Erskine delivers a contemporary story about a boy with a mystical worldview and a love of science and comets as he faces questions about what makes him special. Some might say Julian is sheltered. But he lives large, and his eternal optimism allows him to see infinite possibilities wherever he looks. Despite his optimism, he is anxious about his stressed family falling apart. Even his ability to "uni-sense" what's happening with his sister is gone. If he can make his family focus on the magic in the universe, surely they'll appreciate life again. Now that they are moving from Washington, DC, to rural Maine, Julian can use his beloved telescope without any light pollution. He can discover a comet, name it for himself, and show his family how they're all truly connected.As Julian searches the night sky, he encounters a force that may drive his plan apart. His neighbor, Mr. X, could bring an end to his parents' dream of opening their B&B. Could one negative force unravel everything? An avid student of science, Julian understands that there is much about the universe that we don't yet know. Who is to say what's possible and what's not?

THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER and ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT NOVELS OF OUR TIME FOR YOUNG READERS Caitlin has Asperger's. The world according to her is black and white; anything in between is confusing. Before, when things got confusing, Caitlin went to her older brother, Devon, for help. But Devon was killed in a school shooting, and Caitlin's dad is so distraught that he is just not helpful. Caitlin wants everything to go back to the way things were, but she doesn't know how to do that. Then she comes across the word closure--and she realizes this is what she needs. And in her search for it, Caitlin discovers that the world may not be so black and white after all. "Powerful."--Publishers Weekly "A strong and complex character study."--The Horn Book "Allusions to Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, the portrayal of a whole community's healing process, and the sharp insights into Caitlyn's behavior enhance this fine addition to the recent group of books with narrators with autism and Asbergers."--Booklist

Goth girl Matt lives her life by simple rules: Stay under the radar, never go by Matilda (only Matt), and don't let anyone get too close. But everything changes when she moves in with a peaceful Quaker family in Pennsylvania. As the country fights a war in the Middle East, Matt fights her own personal war, battling bullies of her past and present and fighting to stand up for her belief in peace. Then violence erupts in town, and Matt finds that she will need to fight even harder to save the family she is starting to love.

Caitlin non ama essere toccata e ha un rapporto difficile con le persone intorno. Adora disegnare, ma solo in bianco e nero perché i colori la confondono. Ad aiutarla a capire le sfumature del mondo c'era Devon, il fratello adorato, ma da quando è morto in una tragica sparatoria tutto sembra andare in frantumi. È solo la caparbietà di Caitlin a spingerla a rimettere insieme i pezzi, ad accettare il dolore. E, soprattutto, a farlo insieme agli altri. KATHRYN ERSKINE è nata in Olanda e oggi vive in Virginia con il marito, due figli e un cane. Ha lavorato come avvocato per quindici anni, ma poi ha deciso di dedicarsi al suo primo amore: la scrittura. Ha un interesse particolare per i disturbi del linguaggio e dell'apprendimento, di cui si è sempre occupata. Da qui è nata l'idea per I colori del buio, con il quale ha vinto il National Book Award nel 2010.

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