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Mockingbird — Content Guide for Parents

By Kathryn ErskineScholastic, IncorporatedISBN 9780545307253235 pages
Mockingbird

Found in this book

  • ViolenceSupporting
  • Scary contentBrief

Not found

  • Religion
  • Race & culture
  • Profanity
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

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Religion

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

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.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Mockingbird appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    Caitlin's older brother was killed in a school shooting before the story begins, and the book follows the aftermath, with some pushing and bullying on the playground. The school shooting that killed Caitlin's brother and two others is the backstory, and the book is sad and tense rather than built to frighten.

  • Does Mockingbird have violence?

    Found (Supporting): Caitlin's older brother was killed in a school shooting before the story begins, and the book follows the aftermath, with some pushing and bullying on the playground.

  • Does Mockingbird have scary content?

    Found (Brief): The school shooting that killed Caitlin's brother and two others is the backstory, and the book is sad and tense rather than built to frighten.

  • Does Mockingbird have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Mockingbird have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Mockingbird have profanity?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Mockingbird have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Mockingbird have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Mockingbird have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Mockingbird have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.