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Kathryn Erskine

    Kathryn Erskine transitioned from a career as a lawyer to a beloved author, driven by a desire to create stories that resonate with readers. Her diverse childhood experiences, including attending numerous schools and living abroad, profoundly influence her writing. Erskine draws inspiration from her own youth and the experiences of her children, weaving these elements into her narratives. While she still enjoys travel, her journeys today are often more local, reflecting a blend of everyday life and fond memories.

    All of Us
    Lily's Promise
    Seeing Red
    The Absolute Value of Mike
    Mockingbird (Mok'ing-bûrd)
    Mockingbird
    • 2021

      All of Us

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading
      3.8(305)Add rating

      A beautiful book about community and love by National Book Award winner Kathryn Erskine and #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Alexandra Boiger.ME can be WE. YOU can come, too. In a lyrical text that travels the globe, National Book Award winner Kathryn Erskine shows young readers how the whole world is a community made up of people who are more similar than we are different. With stunning, cinematic art by Alexandra Boiger, the illustrator of the She Persisted series, this is the perfect read-aloud at bedtime or for story time. Perfect for fans of All Are Welcome and Be Kind.Praise for All of Us * [In this] book about global inclusivity . . . the breathtaking art carries the message throughout. --Booklist, starred reviewA lyrical celebration of unity and diversity . . . Purely sweet. --Kirkus Reviews

      All of Us
    • 2021

      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.

      Lily's Promise
    • 2013

      Life will never be the same for Red Porter. He's a kid growing up around black car grease, white fence paint, and the backward attitudes of the folks who live in his hometown: Stony Gap, Virginia. And when Red's daddy dies, he's left with his younger brother, his mama, and some hard decisions.

      Seeing Red
    • 2012

      The Absolute Value of Mike

      • 272 pages
      • 10 hours of reading
      3.9(28)Add rating

      From the author of Mockingbird, a National Book Award winner! Mike tries so hard to please his father, but the only language his dad seems to speak is calculus. And for a boy with a math learning disability, nothing could be more difficult. When his dad sends him to live with distant relatives in rural Pennsylvania for the summer to work on an engineering project, Mike figures this is his big chance to prove himself. But when he gets there, nothing is what he thought it would be. Instead of an engineering assignment, he finds himself part of a town-wide project to adopt a boy from Romania while working alongside his wacky eighty-something-year-old aunt, a homeless man, and a punk-rock girl. Mike might not learn anything about engineering, but what he does learn is far more valuable.

      The Absolute Value of Mike
    • 2010

      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 (Mok'ing-bûrd)
    • 2010

      In Caitlin's world, everything is black or white. Things are good or bad. Anything in between is confusing. That's the stuff Caitlin's older brother, Devon, has always explained. But now Devon's dead and Dad is no help at all. Caitlin wants to get over it, but as an eleven-year-old girl with Asperger's, she doesn't know how. When she reads the definition of closure, she realizes that is what she needs. In her search for it, Caitlin discovers that not everything is black and white--the world is full of colors--messy and beautiful. Kathryn Erskine has written a must-read gem, one of the most moving novels of the year. Praise for MOCKINGBIRD * "Erskine works in powerful imagery throughout." --"Publishers Weekly," starred review * " A] fine addition to the recent group of books with autistic narrators." --"Booklist," starred review "A strong and complex character study." --"Horn Book" "This heartbreaking story is delivered in the straightforward, often funny voice of a fifth-grade girl with Asperger's Syndrome." --"Kirkus," starred review "This is...a valuable book." --"School Library Journal" "Fascinating characters." --"Los Angeles Times"

      Mockingbird