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I taught this to the highest reading group in 5th grade, so it. The unexpected death of her caring brother makes matters even worse, but will the memory of his words of wisdom and the help of a compassionate counselor be enough. Mockingbird is a young adult novel by american author kathryn erskine about a girl with aspergers syndrome coping with the loss of her brother. This 2 week unit plan for mockingbird by kathryn erskine is a great novel for any young adult.
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