To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee (YA Fiction)
by Colleen
To Kill a Mockingbird is about a lawyer named Atticus Finch who decided to defend an innocent black man accused of a horrible crime. It is the story of how the whole town reacted to the trial, told by the lawyer's daughter, Scout, who remembers exactly what it was like to be 8 years old in 1935, in Maycomb, Alabama. A man called Boo Radley lives next door. Very few people have ever seen Boo, and Scout and her friends have a lot of fun telling scary stories about him. The mystery about Boo Radley is just one of the reasons you want to keep turning the pages to find out what happens. Even though the story took place many years ago, you get the idea that parts of it could happen today, in any town where people distrust and fear each other's differences.
I really didn't think I would like this book because it took place a really long time ago, but it was really interesting to read. This book is great because it helps you get a better understanding of what it would be like to live during the 1930s.
by Melanie B., 9th grader
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee (YA Fiction)
This book is about a lawyer named Atticus Finch. Everyone in this book is racist. Atticus Finch is defending a black man during a trial and even though he knows that he is losing he is still determined to keep going.
June 10, 2008 at 2:17 pm |
I thought this book was all right. We read it in school, and although classics aren’t my favorite, I still liked it a little bit. It’s certainly not on my favorite book list, but I think that if you’re someone who likes classics or historical fiction, you’ll really like this one because it’s a great show of life in a small southern town in the 1930’s.
January 7, 2009 at 5:37 am |
this book is boring i would rather go to university then read this book