Teens Review Kathryn Erskine Books Ahead of Iowa City Visit
Eastern Iowa teens provide two reviews of Kathryn Erskine's YA novels as she attends the One Book Two Book festival in Iowa City from today through Sunday. The pieces discuss themes of identity resilience and coming of age, highlighting the author’s world in young adult literature.
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Kathryn Erskine
Iowa City
Iowa
Sheraton
S. Dubuque St
Absolute Value of Mike and Mockingbird Book Reviews
Kathryn Erskine's Absolute Value of Mike follows a boy with a math learning disability as a Romanian summer project spirals into a town effort to raise forty thousand dollars for an adoption. The Mockingbird story centers on Caitlin coping with her brother Devon's death and her Asperger's, guided by counselor Mrs. Brook and a friend named Michael.
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Maggie Terry
Mike
Kathryn Erskine
Romania
Moe
Poppy
Do Over
Moo
Tyrone
Gladys
Three Stooges
Brian Cline
Caitlin
Mrs. Brook
Devon
Brook
Mockingbird
Michael
Bambi
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