#Kathryn Erskine

[carkaolrio]

A narrativa é de uma sensibilidade ímpar, pois é do ponto de vista de Caitlin (uma menina de 10 anos com síndrome de asperger). Apesar da sua dificuldade em captar o sentido das coisas, o livro é sobre como ela encontra o desfecho (trabalha o luto) e, dessa forma, ajuda seu pai nesse processo. Assim como Caitlin, devemos desenvolver a finesse e a empatia.

[cheolstrider]

hell if i remember what i was reading in my teens (not a lot) but i know i was an older kid when i first read mockingbird by kathryn erskine.

definitely look up trigger warnings before reading bc it deals with heavy subject matter but the main character is a little girl who is autistic (referred to as having asperger’s in the book — ymmv but it was published in 2007 so i give it a pass) and seeing a girl that acted like me to an extent and that i understood behavior-wise was revolutionary. i think it still makes me cry whenever i reread it. lives in my mind rent free

what's a book you read as a teenager that was so magical and personally profound to you it literally changed your life, doesnt matter if the book was actually well written or not. mine's probably the catcher in the rye

[roseunspindle]

Books with “E” Authors I Own and and Need to Read Part 2

[bluseum]

also why is everyone in the skellington book called [place name] [latin word] [adjective]

Derek very evidently names characters like any good lazy D&D player, random name generators and dictionaries. He doesn't seem to see a problem with

Abyssinia

Adam Brate

Adedayo Akinde

Adrasdos

Adrian Sykes

Adrienna Shade

Ajuoga

Alan

Alan (Boyle Solutions)

Alan Brennan

Alena Metz

Alesha Walsh

Alexander Remit

Alexander Slake

Alice Edgley

Aloysius Vespers

Amalia

Amity

Amity's Wife

Anathem Mire

The Ancients

Anguish

Anna

Annie Brennan

Anton Shudder

Arabella Wicked

Argeddion

Argento

Argus

Armiger Fop

Arthur Dagan

Ashione

Ashley Hubbard

Aspen

Assegai

Category:Assistants

Audoen

Auger Darkly

Aurnia

Auron Tenebrae

Aurora Jane

Category:Australians

Avatar

Avaunt

Axelia Lukt

Axle

Azzedine Smoke

Badstreet

Bagatelle

Baritone

Baron Vengeous

Bartholomew

Basher

Batu

The Beast

Bennet Troth

Benzel Travestine

Bernadette Maguire

Bernard Sult

Bertrand Solus

Beryl Edgley

Billy-Ray Sanguine

Binder Firm

Bison Dragonclaw

Black Annis

Boiler

Brennock

Brides of Blood Tears

Bridget

Brobding

Brock

Bruno

Bubba Moon

Burgundy Dalrymple

The Butcher

Byron Grace

Cadaver Cain

Cadaverous Gant

Caelan

Caisson

Caius Caviler

Cameron Light

Cark

Carol Edgley

Carol Edgley (Reflection)

Cassandra Pharos

Caste

Cathy

Cathy (The Button)

Category:Cats

Cerise

Ceryen

Cerys

Charivari

Charlie Smith

Child of the Faceless

China Sorrows

China's Assistant

China's Grandmother

Chrissy Brennan

Christophe Nocturnal

Civet

Clagge

Clarabelle

Cleaver

Clement Gale

Clerihew Montgomery

Coda Quell

Colleen Stint

Collup

Colm Muldoon

Conor Delaney

Corrival Deuce

Cothernus Ode

Crab

Craddock Sirroco

Crasher

Crepuscular Vies

Creyfon Signate

Crystal Edgley

Cu na Gealaí Duibhe

Dacanay

Daffyd Maybury

Dai Maybury

Daisy

Damocles Creed

Danny

Darian Vector

Darquesse

Dasher

Daveth Maybury

Davina Marr

Davit Maybury

Davon Maybury

Deacon Maybury

Death Monkey

Dedrich Wahrheit

Delafonte Mien

Desmond Edgley

Destrier

Detective Harris

Devoted

Dexter Vex

Dicer

Dima

Dionysus Pertinax

Doctor Whorl

Donegan Bane

Doran Purcell

Dragunov

Dreylan Scarab

Dubhóg Ni Broin

Duenna

The Dullahan

Dusk

Eachan Meritorious

Eamon Campbell

Eamon Pearce

Ed Stynes

Eddie Sullivan

Edgley Tempest

Edwina

Eliza Scorn

Elsie O'Brien

Elwood Satchel

Emmeline Darkly

Emmett Peregrine

Category:End of the World characters

Category:Energy-Throwers

The Engineer

Ephraim Tungsten

Erskine Ravel

Esryn Vanguard

Etta Faulkner

Evoric Cudgel

Faceless Ones

Father Reynolds

Fergus Edgley

Ferrente Rhadaman

Filament Sclavi

Finbar Wrong

Fintan Muldoon

Flaring

Fletcher Renn

Flint

Forby

Frightening Jones

Gall

Gary Price

Gavin Praetor

Ged

Category:Generals

Geoffrey Scrutinous

Gepard

Gepard Voke

Geraint Mizzle

Gerontius

Ghastly Bespoke

Ghastly Bespoke's father

Ghastly Bespoke's mother

Gladys

Glass

Gleeman Shakespeare

Gordon Edgley

Grace Kelly

Gracious O'Callahan

Graft

Gratio Erato

Gregory Castallan

Gregory Day

Greta Dapple

Griff

Grim

The Grotesquery

Gruesome Krav

Habergeon

Hansard Kray

Hapathy

Harmony

Hayley Skirmish

Hidalgo Bolt

Hieronymus Deadfall

Hoc

Hokum Pete

Hollow Men

Hopeless

Horts

The Hound

Hrishi

Hutchinson

Ian Moore

Ieni

Illori Reticent

Imogen

Infected

Isara

Isidora Splendour

Ivy

Jack Irons

Jackie Earl

Jajo Prave

James Hubbard

Jaron Gallow

Jason Randal

Jasper

Jenan Ispolin

Jeremiah Wallow

Jerry Houlihan

Jerry Ordain

Jethro

The Jitter Girls

Johann Starke

Joost

Kaiven

Kallista Pendragon

Kalvin Accord

Karrik

Kase

Kathryn Ether

Keir Tanner

Keith

Kenny Dunne

Kenspeckle Grouse

Keratin

Kes

Kierre of the Unveiled

Kiln

Kimora

Kitana Kellaway

Korb

Kribu

Krull

Kumo

Laken Cross

Lamour

Lapse

Larks

Larrikin

Lenka Bazaar

Levitt

Liam Muldoon

Lightning Dave

Lillian Agog

Lily

Lord Vile

Lorenzo Mult

Lorien

Luciana

Luke Skywalker

Madame Mist

Madcap Fenton

Magenta

Mahala

Maksy

Mandat

Mantis

Martin Flanery

Master

Maverick Reels

Melancholia St Clair

Melissa Edgley

Mellifluous Golding

Memphis

Mercy Charient

Merriwyn Hyphenate-Bash

Metric

Mevolent

Midnight Blue

Militsa Gnosis

Minion One and Minion Two

Mirk

Misery

Miss Nuncio

Moloch

Moribund

Mortal

Morven

Morwenna Crow

Mr Chou

Mr. Bliss

Mr. Fedgewick

Mr. Jib

Mud

Mulct

Murder Rose

Muriel Hubbard

Myosotis Terra

Myra

Myron Stray

Nathanial Quiver

Nefarian Serpine

Nero

Nestor Tarry

Never

Nixion

Nj Maverick

Noche

Noonan

Nye

Oberon Guile

Oblivious

Obloquy

Octa Gregorian Boona

October Klein

Odetta

Ogre

Oisin

Omen Darkly

Operative

Oscar Nightfall

Owen

Palaver Graves

Parthenios Lilt

Pat Hanratty

Patrick Slattery

Patrick Xebec

Paul Lynch

Paulie

Peg Muldoon

Pennant

Persephone Grief

Pete Green

Petrichor

Phil Lynott

Philomena Random

Ping

Portia

To name a few

[mochapanda]

rereading mockingbird (by kathryn erskine not the other one) bc it was my favorite book as a kid bc i was a little autistic child and seeing how bad this kids counselor is really makes me want to be a better counselor to autistic kids that isnt an asshole who dismisses their feelings

[criscarvs]

"Livros não são como pessoas. Livros são seguros."

Passarinha, Kathryn Erskine

[ultimaid]

matcha and green tea! 🍵

matcha: favorite book?

i have two!

mockingbird, kathryn erskine — this book has meant a lot to me ever since i first read it in middle school. it was my first time reading a book with an autistic main character, and her experiences really resonated with me. i had never felt so understood by a work of fiction before. i still have my copy of it on my shelf and i read it at least once or twice a year. it’s a very special and important book to me.

the evening hour, carter sickels — my college writing professor assigned this book to me during an independent study course i took with him. i’d taken courses with him before, so he knew what i liked, but even then i wasn’t prepared for how much this book absolutely blew me away. holy shit, this book is good. i don’t even know how to describe it, but it is quite literally the best book i have ever read. sickels is a very talented author and i can’t wait to read his other work; his second novel, the prettiest star, is on my bookshelf and i am so excited to open it up someday soon.

green tea: where do you feel most at peace?

i never know how to answer this question, because i struggle to come up with a concrete place that i feel most at peace. for me, peace is other people. it’s my relationships. peace is cuddling my cat in bed, it’s sitting in the mcdonald’s parking lot with my best friends, it’s lifting my boyfriend’s hand to give it a kiss while i’m driving down the highway, it’s laughing on my couch while i’m on call with a loved one who lives far away, it’s wherever i am when i’m alone with my thoughts and happy. there’s no physical space that defines peace for me.

[skybluesocks]

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulan by Kate DiCamillo

The Book Theif by Markus Zusak

Lord of the Flies by William Goldinng

A Moster Calls by Patrick Ness

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen

My Brother Sam is Dead by Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier

Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine

I'm collecting a list of Short Stories That Fucked Us Up As Children. reblog and tell me what I'm missing.

here's the list so far:

the yellow wallpaper

all in a summer day

fever dream

the lottery

hey come on out

by the waters of Babylon

the most dangerous game

flowers for Algernon

a good man is hard to find

skin

to build a fire

silent snow secret snow

bartleby the scrivener

i have no mouth and I must scream

harrison bergeron

lamb to the slaughter

the cask of amontillado

the telltale heart

the vampyre

where did you come from, where did you go

the monkey's paw

I'll add a poll in case it helps haha

[bmhasdeu]

Lista cărților din cadrul concursului „Bătălia cărților” 2024, pentru cele trei categorii de vârstă: 𝟏𝟎-𝟏𝟐 𝐚𝐧𝐢; 𝟏𝟑-𝟏𝟓 𝐚𝐧𝐢; 𝟏𝟔-𝟏𝟖 𝐚𝐧𝐢.

𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐝𝐞 𝐯𝐚̂𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚̆ 𝟏𝟎-𝟏𝟐 𝐚𝐧𝐢:

„O minune de copil” de Roy Jacobsen;

„Focul de gheaţă” de Kai Meyer;

„Colț Alb” de Jack London;

„Când mă vei întâlni” de Rebecca Stead;

„Pasăre cântătoare” de Kathryn Erskine;

„Anne de la Green Gables” de Lucy Maud Montgomery;

„Coliba unchiului Tom” de Harriet Beecher Stowe.

𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐝𝐞 𝐯𝐚̂𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚̆ 𝟏𝟑-𝟏𝟓 𝐚𝐧𝐢:

„Castelul de sticlă” de Jeannette Walls;

„Magee, zis Maniacul” de Jerry Spinelli;

„Librăria de investigații magice” de Garth Nix;

„O întâmplare ciudată cu un câine la miezul nopții” de Mark Haddon;

„Războiul lumilor” de Herbert George Wells;

„Moby Dick” de Herman Melville;

„Tokyo pentru totdeauna” de Emiko Jean.

𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐝𝐞 𝐯𝐚̂𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚̆ 𝟏𝟔-𝟏𝟖 𝐚𝐧𝐢:

„Orașe de hârtie” de John Green;

„Din cer au căzut trei mere” de Narine Abgarian;

„Ultima princesă a Daciei” de Zuzana Kuglerová;

„Marele Gatsby” de Francis Scott Fitzgerald;

„Oscar și Tanti Roz” de Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt;

„Războiul ciocolatei” de Robert Cormier;

„Trei într-o barcă fără a mai socoti şi câinele” de Jerome K. Jerome.

Citește și fii învingător!

[screenandcinema]

New Shows Coming in 2024

Now that we discussed the new movies coming in 2023, how about a list of the new shows I am most excited about coming to television and streamers in 2023? So I present the shows I am most excited about that are likely coming out this year (in alphabetical order):

3 Body Problem (Netflix) - From David Benioff and D.B. Weiss comes this science-fiction series based on a Chinese novel of the same name

The Acolyte (Disney+) - Taking place approximately 100 years before the birth of Anakin Skywalker is this new Star Wars series starring Amandla Stenberg.

Agatha: Darkhold Diaries (Disney+) - Kathryn Hahn reprises the role of Agatha Harkness in this Marvel Studios series co-starring Aubrey Plaza.

Creature Commandos (Max): This animated series is the kick-off of the new DCU's Chapter One: Gods and Monsters. Whatever that means.

Dune: Prophecy (Max) - Set 10,000 years before the films, comes this series about the origins of the Bene Gesserit.

Fallout (Amazon Prime) - Based on the acclaimed video game franchise comes this post-apocalyptic drama.

The Franchise (HBO) - From creator Armando Iannucci comes this new comedy about the production of a superhero film.

The Girls on the Bus (Max) - Melissa Benoist stars in this political drama about female journalists embedded with presidential campaigns.

Manhunt (AppleTV+) - Follow the chase for John Wilkes Booth in his historical miniseries series starring Tobias Menzies. The show is based on the non-fiction book of the same name, but unlike other books with shows based on them coming out in 2024, I actually read this one.

Masters of the Air (AppleTV+) - Who wouldn’t be excited for a new World War II mini-series from the creators of Band of Brothers and The Pacific?

Mr. and Mrs. Smith (Amazon Prime) - Donald Glover and Maya Erskine star in this series based on the 2005 film of the same name.

The Penguin (Max) - Colin Farrell is once again Oswald Cobblepot in this limited series that takes place a week following the events of The Batman.

Ripley (Netflix) - Andrew Scott is Tom Ripley in this new series based on the novel The Talented Mr. Ripley.

Shōgun (Hulu/FX) - Visit 17th century Japan in this historical drama based on a 1975 novel.

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (Disney+) - From Jon Watts and Christopher Ford comes this Amblin-style story set in the Star Wars universe starring Jude Law.

Looking back at the 15 shows on my New Shows Coming in 2023 list, I watched 6, haven’t started 6, and 3 are finally being released in 2024.

-MB-

[stwffpsd]

passarinha (mockingbird) layouts

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credits to @scarteIIa on tt.

[carkaolrio]

A vida é especial.

Quer dizer... que não sou só eu que sou especial? Tudo na vida é?

Isso mesmo.

Acho que a boa notícia é que todo mundo vai ter que aguentar ser especial porque todo mundo está vivo.

Passarinha, de Kathryn Erskine

[agrandeestante]

A empatia não é tão difícil quanto parece porque muitos dos sentimentos das pessoas são os mesmos.

Passarinha

[matildaisautisticandproud]

April 7th - 30 Days of Autism Acceptance

April 7: Talk about autism in the media. Do you think that autism is typically portayed well? Badly? Is there anything you'd like to see more of when it comes to autistic representation? Who are your favorite autistic characters? Do you have any headcanons?

Personally, I don’t think that there is enough representation of autism in the media. The only media platform that I’ve really seen a properly depicted autistic character in is a book I adore. Also, I’ve seen most autistics portrayed either as savants or incompetent. Autism is a diverse disorder and presents itself differently in everyone therefore, for an accurate representation of it, they have to show different presentations of it.

Personally, I would like to see more autistics in literature, TV shows, medias, etc. It would make the media all the more special to me if there was an autistic character in it. I want to find a media that has a strong, autistic lead (whether it be a superhero thing or just any genre) who’s autism is portrayed correctly. I do want to see more representation for women and girls on the spectrum also. However, I don’t think that every single book should have to have an autistic character in it. Some people have autism, some don’t. Not everyone has it therefore, I don’t expect every single media to have a character on the spectrum.

My favorite autistic character has to be Caitlin Smith from Kathryn Erskine’s book Mockingbird. I loved the book, although it is for a younger audience, and really connect with Caitlin. Also, although the presentation isn’t the best, I like Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory. Symmetra (Satya Vaswani) from Overwatch is another favorite of mine; I really relate to her, especially so her need for things to be in her image of perfect. Additionally, I like Renee from the short film “Loop”; the portrayal of Level 3 Autism Spectrum Disorder in that short film has to be one of the best I’ve come across. Isadora Smackle from Girl Meets World is another character I hold dear to my heart.

I do have a few headcanons, but not too many when it comes to fandoms. I don’t really like to change the characters when writing fanfiction unless I get a specific idea; that also pertains to the subjects of ships: I almost always prefer the canon relationships over the fan-made ships. It’s just how I am, I dunno.

[luanweee]

Acho que vai doer. Mas talvez depois da dor eu consiga fazer uma coisa boa e forte e bonita de tudo isso.

- Passarinha, Kathryn Erskine

[thereadingroach]

Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine

232 pages

TW: some ableism, bullying, past death, past violence (school shooting), some self injury (unintentional)

So I picked this out at the library on a whim because 1. the author is from VA (where I'm from) and 2. the main character is autistic, and I work with autistic people/have autistic friends therefore I was ALSO very weary of it because I knew it could easily misrepresent the autistic community and be ableist.

I am not autistic and am waiting to get an actually autistic opinion on it, but I did not think this was the worst that it could have been. Yes, there were some cringey parts. Yes, there was a part where I thought about disregarding the book. However, I also must say there were enough parts that I liked where I thought it was worth the read (again, I am not autistic though).

What I did like was that almost all of the cringey parts were things neurotypical people were saying to the main character - an autistic fifth grader named Caitlin. They do use the word high functioning one time, and there is an interesting part where she screams that she is not autistic because her idea of autism is another student who does not talk and eats dirt. She does know that she has Asperger's though because there is a part where she thinks her school counselor has Asperger's too. This school counselor does attempt to explain the autism spectrum, although she referred to it more as behavioral spectrum. (Again, there is efinitely some ableism going on)

Ah, yes, there is a school counselor who works on social skills with her, and

The third reason I picked the book: Caitlin has lost her older brother, who she was very close to - I was interested in the grief/trauma aspect... As it turns out, her middle school aged brother was killed in a school shooting (the author apparently wrote this book with the VT massacre in mind) thus really making me think about trauma. Oh, and I did quite a bit of crying during this read, just some tears not sobbing. I'm a sensitive soul.

I liked that sensory needs were included in the book, and we see Caitlin's thought process behind them, however her neurotypical classmates find her behavior to be disturbing, and the adults are trying to make her normal (sigh but probably accurate to what would be happening in a school). Stuff like "Looking At The Person" and having to work really hard to understand people and sensory overload and even wanting to be alone are all emphasized throughout.

Two of the main ideas of Mockingbird are empathy and closure.

It's a pretty short book for all the things it tackles, and I would have loved to see things hashed out more (learning about and accepting her autistic identity. It does have a sweet/happy ending that shows the healing happening, which means a lot to me (I like closure... an aspect of this book).

At the end of it: I did not hate this book, but I don't know that it's something I would reread. I don't necessarily regret reading it. I liked the storyline outside of the obvious things, and it's not the worst portrayal of autism I've ever seen. Forever the optimist, I am willing to just look at the good parts of things and ignore the bad. I think the author tried her best** and wonder if she spoke to many autistic people while writing this. I would recommend getting this book from the library and giving it a try rather than spending money on it.

Sorry that that wasn't very eloquent. I'd love to hear other opinions on this book.

** I thought the author's note was horrible, and if I had read the note first before the book, I may not have gone through with reading it.