The Absolute Value of Mike
This book has been graded for interest at 10+ years.
This book was published 2011 by Puffin Books .
Kathryn Erskine worked as a lawyer for fifteen years beforerealizing that her real passion lay in writing. Mockingbird, her first novel to be published in the UK, won the National Book Award in America in 2011, and garnered wide critical acclaim on its publication here in 2012.
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
North Carolina Children's Book Award
This book was recognised in the Junior category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award.
Sequoyah Book Award
This book was recognised in the Intermediate category by the Sequoyah Book Award.
Keystone to Reading Book Award
This book was recognised in the Middle School category by the Keystone to Reading Book Award.