Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
2014 · Grades 4-8 · Nominee
About This Book
In Caitlin's world, everything is black and white. Anything in between is confusing. That's the stuff her brother, Devon, always explained. But now Devon is dead, and her father cries a lot. She wants to help her dad—and herself--- but as a ten-year-old girl with Asperger's syndrome, she doesn't know how.
She turns to textbooks and dictionaries, easy for Caitlin because they're full of facts in black and white. After reading the definition of Closure, Caitlin knows this just what she and her father need. And she is determined to find it. In her search, she discovers that not everything is really black and white -- the world is full of colors, messy and beautiful. And perhaps if she "Works At It," Caitlin and her father can have Closure and Empathy, too.
A warm and loving book that give young readers a rare glimpse of a very special world and a brave and very special girl.
She turns to textbooks and dictionaries, easy for Caitlin because they're full of facts in black and white. After reading the definition of Closure, Caitlin knows this just what she and her father need. And she is determined to find it. In her search, she discovers that not everything is really black and white -- the world is full of colors, messy and beautiful. And perhaps if she "Works At It," Caitlin and her father can have Closure and Empathy, too.
A warm and loving book that give young readers a rare glimpse of a very special world and a brave and very special girl.
Awards
Sasquatch Award
2014 · Children/Young Adult · Nominee
Young Hoosier Book Award
2014 · Intermediate · Nominee
Grand Canyon Reader Award
2013 · Tween · Nominee
Nevada Young Readers' Award
2013 · Intermediate · Nominee
William Allen White Childens Book Award
2013 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award
2012 · Grades 4-6 · Honor Book
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
2012 · Children's · Nominee
Georgia Children's Book Award
2012 · Children's Book (Grades 4 - 8) · Nominee
Golden Archer Award
2012 · Intermediate · Nominee
Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award
2012 · Children's · Nominee
Kentucky Bluegrass Award
2012 · Grades 3-5 · Nominee
Massachusetts Children's Book Award
2012 · Children's Book · Honor Book
Nene Award
2012 · Children's Fiction · Nominee
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award
2012 · Junior Book · Nominee
Virginia Readers Choice Award
2012 · Middle School · Nominee
West Virginia Children's Book Award
2012 · Children's · Nominee
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens
2011 · Ten to Fourteen · Recommended
Golden Kite
2011 · Fiction · Honor Book
Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize
2011 · Children's · Winner
SIBA Book Award
2011 · Children's · Winner
National Book Award
2010 · Young People's Literature · Winner
