To Kill a Mockingbird

Summary: Scout lives with her brother Jem and her father Atticus, who is widowed. They live in Maycomb, Alabama that is suffering in the great depression. In the summer the two siblings befriend a kid named Dill. Dill starts to become interested in the Radley place where Arthur or boo lives in, and never comes out of. One day Scout and Jem skip school and find presents for them in a knothole on the Radley house. The next summer Dill comes back and the three of them sneak onto the Radley property. Nathan Radley starts shooting at them for sneaking on. Jem looses his pants and when he goes back he finds them fixed and hung over the fence. Over the next winter Jem and scout continue to find presents in the knothole possibly from Boo. After a while Nathan clogged the hole with cement. Atticus agrees to defend a black man who was accused of raping a white girl whose name is Tom Robinson. Because their father agree to that Jem and Scout get abused by the kids at school. The next summer Dill is supposed to live with his new father but he runs away to Maycomb. Tom Robinsons trial starts and he placed in the local jail were he was lynched by a mob of men. Atticus stands up to them and Jem and Scout sneak out and join their father. At the trial Atticus provides clear evidance that shows that Mayella Ewell (the girl who "got" rapped) and her father were lying. Mayella propositioned that Tom Robinson was caught by her father and then accused him of rape to cover the shame and guilt. Atticus also provides evidance that Mayella was abused by her own father. Even thought he was proved innocent the white jury convicts him. Later Tom tried to escape but gets shot to death. Mayellas father Bob feels embaressed so he attacks Toms widow, breaks into the judges house, and then attacks Jem and Scout when they were walking home. Boo sees it happening and intervenes and saves Jem and Scout and stabbed Bob. He carries Jem back home and to protect him Jem tells the sherrif that Bob fell over a tree branch. He later disappears into the Radley house. Later Scout feels bad for Boos way of living and finally sees him as a person.

I like how the book ended and the steps leading up to the ending. I don't like reading long books and it takes me a long to read them but I felt myself captivated in reading the book and read it in four-five days.
I would definitely read it again and would recommend it for other people.

at first i was like,"well,here we go this is going to be a long book.' But was i wrong! i love this book! Ms.Lee really took you into Maycomb County in 1930s Alabama and into Scout Finch's life. I couldnt put the book down. i loved this book and hope you do to!

I read this in my junior year of high school, and I still love it. It is something that you never forget.

I love this book

I read this book a few years ago, but I loved it. I need to read it again. It's beautifully written with a powerful message and some of the most likable characters in fiction.

This tense, atmospheric gem of a story takes place in a southern setting that is so real I feel like I could walk out my front door and see Boo Radley hiding behind his curtains in the house on my corner. I love the sense of adventure, honor, and family love that permeates this story. The deeper issues of prejudice and true justice are always worth looking at, and seeing them through the eyes of a child makes it that much more poignant. A wonderful book that everyone should read.

Reader reviewed by mike pursley

To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, is most definitely one of the most amazing books I've ever read. Though the book looks small, the book is filled with life lessons on the tensions between races and classes, your morals with your fellow man, and the basic essence of the bliss and naivety of a little girl.

The book is from the point of view of Scout, a tomboy who watches her father, Atticus, a lawyer, go through a trial that he knows he can't win. He is supporting a black man accused of raping a local white woman. Through the story, you realize the true moral courage of Atticus that can bring tears to your eyes. His opinions on the equality of people and true human courage are what make the book a fantastic read.

I advise the book to absolutely anyone because it is not hard to read and any child can understand the experiences Scout goes through as she grows up.

Reader reviewed by Vel

To Kill a Mockingbird is my favorite book out of all the books i've ever had to read for school. Usually they don't interest me, but this one did. I especially liked that it was from a girl's point of view and all the stuff with Boo Radley. There was a lot of suspense in the book.

Atticus was really cool too, especially how he trusted his kids and you could tell he really cared about people. I thought it was a good way to learn about history and things like that too.

I recommend this book for readers of any age. I think adults would like it too. My mom said there was even a movie.

Reader reviewed by Billy Burgess

To Kill A Mocking Bird takes place during the three years of the Great Depression in Maycomb, Alabama.  The narrator, six-year-old Scout Finch, lives with her older brother, Jem, their widowed father Atticus, a lawyer.  They befriend a boy named Dill who visits his aunt for the summer.  The three of them are scared to death and fascinated with their neighbor  "Boo" Radley.  Very few people have seen Boo. 

During the next two summers, the kids finds that someone is leaving them small gifts in a hollow tree outside the Radley place. 

The court appoints Atticus to defend Tom Robinson.  The town doesn't like the idea that Atticus is defending a black man and causes trouble for the Finch family.