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Colin Fischer
By MILLER, Ashley Edward & Zack Stentz
- ISBN
- 978-1-59514-578-9 978-1-10159-073-7
- Publisher
- Penguin Razorbill
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2013 | Grades 5-up
Gr 5 Up—Colin Fischer, 14, has Asperger's syndrome. He is highly intelligent, but incapable of reading social cues and struggles to navigate everyday situations. When he enters high school, he faces bullies, class clowns, cliques, and a mystery: Who brought the gun to school that went off in the cafeteria? He soon becomes convinced that the bully, Wayne, who is temporarily suspended,...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on November 1, 2012
After a gun goes off in the cafeteria, fourteen-year-old Colin Fischer is convinced the cops suspect the wrong guy and is determined to figure out who really brought the gun to school; having Asperger's proves both help and hindrance to the young detective. Like Siobhan Dowd's London Eye Mystery (rev. 5/08) and Francisco X. Stork's Marcelo in the Real World (rev. 3/09), this novel features a boy whose methodical brain makes him a natural at puzzle-solving but who, in order to crack the c...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
