To Kill a Mockingbird : The 40th Anniversary Edition of the Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novel

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Summary: Entertaining and thought provoking
Review: This book is great on two levels. The first is that it's a great page turner. The second is that its wonderful universal themes, inspiring ideas, motifs, symbols, and characters depict the morals of society then and now.

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Summary: Bitt Hendley.This book is a heart-wrenching saga of courage.
Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is a very touching story. It explains how hard it is to live in a world filled with prejudice and hatred toward blacks. It also shows the courage of one man to stand up to this prejudice and do what he feels is right. To me, this book shows the problems that prejudice and hatred causes as well as the effects these problems have on children. The most touching part of the story was when Scout and Dill cried about what they had seen. As they watched the verdict, it showed them how unfair the justice system was at this time in history. Blacks were thought of as guilty because of their skin color. This proved to be a very good moral lesson to all readers of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. It helps readers deal with these problems in real life situations.

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Summary: A book of heart felt sorrow.
Review: In the beginning , I thought that the book would be dull,boring,undesirable(I take it that the point is got now). As reading progressed, I found myself being enveloped as if I were one of the characters in the book. The things done to Boo Radley were uncalled for. The man endured so much. Atticus,an absolute gentleman, is one of the most decent people that can be imagined. After reading this book,I've learned to accept the fact that people are different and hold their own opinion. The next time you're walking down the street and find yourself beginning to judge someone, remember that God created all of us so in his eyes we are all magnificent creatures. The hardships of life makes one mature quickly,this can be seen by looking at the life of Scout.

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Summary: Stephanie S.This book is one of the best books I have read.
Review: It describes the racial hadships people went through back then. It also describes the way that children look at things with an open mind and how they do not judge people based on their skin color. To Kill a Mockingbird is such a great book because it can be related to modern times. It shows people that if they look at the world with an open mind and an open heart, they will begin to see a whole new world. This book tells of how prejudice can ruin people's lives. It also shows us how to be more compassionate and understanding.

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Summary: Beautifully written
Review: To kill a mocking bird is a story in which you read and think you know exactly how it will end, but your thrown for a loop. evil people show there true good, good people learn about true lost, and children learn about life, love predjudice and law in a classic novel.

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Summary: A shocking yet wonderful description of racism
Review: It was when I was 16 that I read this book and it was only then that I could fully appreciate the full impact a novel can have on a reader. It was a cclass book for us and I believe we discussed on the multi meanings of teh author and how implictly he made them for about a month. I do believe that racism of all types is evil but it all comes out more clearly when you see it through the eyes of a child and Harper Lee has done this splendidly. The characters of the novel, the plot, the setup of the story were all highly impressive. every human being must read this book.

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Summary: Wonderful parable!!!
Review: TKAMB is a story full of lessons to learn. I first read this book in the first or second grade. Since then I read it once a year. One of the most in depth lessons is the one To Kill A Mockingbird. WHen Jem and Scout get air guns for CHRISTmas their father tells them to shoot as many Bluebirds as they like but to never shoot a mockingbird. WHy?? Because a mockingbird doesn't do anything to hurt anyone or anything. Although ugly don't kill it. All it does is sing beautiful music. You can apply this to 2 situations. Tom Robinson resembles a mocking bird because he is innocent and didn't do anything to hurt anyone and he tried to help yet because of his race he was found guilty and murdered. Then, when Boo Radley saved Jem and Scout, Scout came to the conclusion that putting Boo on trial for killing Mr. Ewell would be just like killing a mockingbird so therefore it was wrong. SHe exspressed these feelings to her father. Apply this story to your lives and do not judge people for things they cannot change as in family income, education, looks and disabilities. Reach out a helping hand. THANK YOU.

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Summary: Beautifully crafted, one of life's masterpieces
Review: I used this book as a literature text. Together with a superb literature teacher, this book brought many magical moments to me. Besides the historical facts, this book taught me many other valuable lessons, like how these people lived in their time, how they thought about things. I think the most enchanting part of the book is the author's humour. "I guess it was her sunday corset. She was not fat, but solid, and she chose protective garments that drew up her bosom to giddy heights, pinched in her waist, flared out her rear, and managed to suggest that Aunt Alexandra's was once an hour-glass figure. From any angle, it was formidable."

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Summary: full of conflict , keeps your attentention the entire time.
Review: I thought this was an exelent book the characters are great and the story is good. There was many conflics and it is a great story of growing up and maturing.

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Summary: We loved it..Possibly one of the best books we'll ever read!
Review: To begin with, we should really rate this book more than 5 stars, but we can't. It is the tragic story of unjustice in a small Southern town which is full of prejudices and mysterious secrets which are uncovered by the heroine, Scout, her brother Jem and their friend Dill. This is a wonderful coming-of-age story, though it does not talk of the passage from adolescence to adulthood, but shows how an 8 year old girl loses her innocence. We would strongly reccomend this book for young adults. The end succinctly wraps up the story, and the way the author puts the climax in the beginning is wonderfully clever. In conclusion, this book shows so much of our life, and we reccomend adolescents read this book because of the insights of life it presents to the reader. Reader beware, To Kill A Mockingbird will play upon your heart and soul and it will leave you thinking about values you and others hold in your lives. In short, we loved it, and it is possibly one of the best books we will ever read.