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To Kill a Mockingbird:
"When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.... When enough years had gone by to enable us to look back on them, we sometimes discussed the events leading to his accident. I maintain that the Ewells started it all, but Jem, who was four years my senior, said it started long before that. He said it began the summer Dill came to us, when Dill first gave us the idea of making Boo Radley come out."> Set in the small Southern town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the Depression, To Kill a Mockingbird follows three years in the life of 8-year-old Scout Finch, her brother, Jem, and their father, Atticus--three years punctuated by the arrest and eventual trial of a young black man accused of raping a white woman. Though her story explores big themes, Harper Lee chooses to tell it through the eyes of a child. The result is a tough and tender novel of race, class, justice, and the pain of growing up.Price: $6.99
Edition: Reissue
Published by Warner Books on 1988-10-11.
Average rating (1625 reviews):
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 Rating: 9.0 |
Recent reviews:
Reviewed by anonymous on 2007-01-21: I read this in school as a kid and now I bought a great old used copy to give to my daughter. I only hope she will take away from it the same lesson I did and just a side note (read more ...)
Rating: 10.0
Reviewed by anonymous on 2007-01-15: This is a great book with deep meaning! A great read!
Rating: 10.0
Reviewed by anonymous on 2007-01-14:
"Shoot at all the blue jays you want but remember, it's a sin to kill a mockingbird" In most cases, this quote would not move anyone, it is a few simple words but in the south when words of cruelty (read more ...)
Rating: 10.0
Reviewed by anonymous on 2007-01-11: Anyone who has seen the movie starring Gregory Peck knows how moving this story of racial hate and redemption is. Reading the book is like savoring a long gourmet meal when famished, with the added benefit of not feeling stuffed.
I (read more ...)
Rating: 10.0
Reviewed by anonymous on 2007-01-10: I read it in high school and both of my children have read it for a grade. We love it. My daughter cried towards the end. This book is a keeper. (read more ...)
Rating: 10.0
