Mindblind by Jennifer Roy is a novel about a fourteen-year-old boy named Nathaniel Clark. This story takes place in Massachusetts, 2010. Nathaniel is an exceptionally smart teenager. He learned Mandarin Chinese when he was a little kid, has a sky-high IQ and perfect SAT scores. His off-the-charts intelligence is mainly because he has Asperger’s Syndrome. This syndrome is characterized by having obsessive interests in particular areas, and also having major social issues. While Nathaniel has high intelligence, he struggles to speak to people, act normal when people are around and is incredibly clumsy. It is a challenge for him to socialize with people and to make friends. Nathaniel faces many challenges on a daily basis due to his Asperger’s
