To Kill a Mockingbird

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Summary: A great book about life in the time of the depression
Review: This is a great book about the years of the depression in the eyes of two kids Scout and Jem finch. The two children have a good time being two trouble causing kids. They have a ball tring to talk to Mr. Radly (the neighborhood freakish person.)
The only problem is they the book goes from thing to thing to much.

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Summary: This is and will always be one of my favorite books
Review: and I have read a lot of books. The writing in this book is so delicious I could just bite off a chunk of the pages! Scout is insightful looking back on her life as the daughter of a man willing to stand up against everything and still not necessarily win. This book makes you a stronger person if you read it and realize that sometimes doing what's difficult is the best even if you get absolutely nothing from it. Read this book and read it over and over all the years of your life.

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Summary: Spare ME!
Review: Well if this is a classic then so could the Charlies Angel's movies. All the book consists of is a middle-class family in the south with a few weird neighbors. I mean come on. Who really cares about a little girl that goes around the neighborhood doing things like spying on her albino neighbor. If that makes a book a classic, shame on you. Atticus against all odds is always fair and never makes anyone mad. He deals with all disputes perfectly. A wee bit too good to be true. Don't you think? Finishing this book felt like the equivalent of fighting in World War II with nothing but an army of G.I. Joes. If you have been given this book as a present I give you my deepest condolences.

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Summary: Great book
Review: Just finished this book two days ago. I've read a lot of books, but this book is in a 3-way tie for the best book I've ever read. Right up there with Ender's game and Ender's Shadow!

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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: This book is an amazing piece of literature that should be read by everyone between the ages of 13 and 50. Even though the main characters are two children, the plot is intriguing and absorbing. The characters are very developed, and the events range from the children's childlike endeavors to a realistic trial involving an accusation of rape. The title also comes into the book a few times, with the mentioning of mockingbirds signifying important events, and the question of which of the characters have mockingbird personalities. As it says in the book, it is a sin to kill a mockingbird because it simply plays music for people to enjoy, and does not do any harm.

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Summary: A MUST-Read!
Review: "You can shoot all the Bluebirds you want, but remember, it's a sin to kill a MockingBird" This is the most important phrase in the book. It explains the title and the main moral and lesson of the book. This novel is about a lawyer, Atticus Finch, who is to defend a black man accused of raping a white girl in the 1930's. The story is told by Scout, Atticus's daughter. She tells of the trials her and her brother Jem have to go through as this case goes on. As the trial winds down, Tom Robinson, the black man, is found guilty of a crime everyone knew he didn't commit. The quote relates to Tom. This book is a great addition to anyone's library. This novel will leave a mark on your soul! While I'm at it, let me mention two other lesser-known but worthy Amazon picks that I enjoyed: [e-mail] by Tom Grimes, The Losers' Club by Richard Perez -- two lively, fun novels that were an interesting change of pace for me. :o)

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Summary: Historical Significance Saves This Book
Review: This book is slow at parts, and is boring in the beginning. However, during around the late middle it really picks up. The trial shows a fantastic mix of character development and suspense which keeps you engaged for the rest of the book. I suggest reading this book also because of its historical significance. This book gives you an idea of what was happening, and what the views were of the time.

-Kyle McEvoy, 8th grade Rooptop Alternative School.

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Summary: To Kill a Mockingbird a review by Caleigh
Review: If your dad were a lawyer, would you like it if he were defending a black man in the 1930s? Well I would, if it was right. In the book to Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, a family living in Macomb County finds out what it takes to stay strong and do what is right. With their friends, family, and school on their minds, Scout and Jem Finch help their father, Atticus, defend Tom Robinson, being accused of raping one of the Ewells. In addition, with their aunt in town and a black house cleaner, Calphurina, things cannot get any worse.
Order in the court! My favorite part in the book is when Atticus and Tom Robinson are in the court. I learned all that has happened the night Tom was accused. Well, Tom Robinson was in the woods near the Ewel's house. Tom was at the Ewell's house supposedly raping someone's wife. The court is very offensive because Tom is a black man. The funniest part of the chapter is when Atticus keeps on asking the same exact thing. It is amusing to me because I love hearing people being asked the same thing. I did not think Scout understood it that much; after all, she is only eight. This is the funniest chapter.
The other chapter I like is when Jem's friend Dill comes into town. He runs away because he says his step dad is being very mean to him. He does not like it so he runs away. This chapter is also very funny because Scout finds Dill under her bed and she thinks he is a mouse. Jem hits Dill in the head with a broom! It made me laugh so hard. Atticus talked to Dill's mother and she said he could stay with them for a week so she can work things out.
In conclusion, the book To Kill a Mockingbird is a funny, dramatic, and touching book. I know you will love it as much as I do. Come join me in this wonderful book. It will teach you something about yourself. Come find this family's fate in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird.

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Summary: To Kill a Mockingbird
Review: One of the most outsatanding novels of the 20th century. The story is that of the Finch family-Atticus and his children Scout and Jem. The narrator is the precoscious Scout, a six year old tomboy and the hero is Atticus, a lawyer who teaches his children the right way to live in the face of intense presure from friends and family. Atticus answers every question that his chilren ask him directly and courageously. He not only talks the talk but he lives up to his children's expectations through his actions.

Set in the Deep South of the 1930's, the book touches on a large set of issues including closemindedness and racial prejudice. Since Ms. Lee was a Southerner who never ventured far from her roots,it captures the true essence of the South and not some 'corn pone' version of it.

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Summary: Probably my favorite book of all time
Review: "Neighbors bring food with death and flowers with sickness and little things in between. Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good-luck pennies, and our lives. But neighbors give in return. We had never put back into the tree what we took out of it: we had given him nothing, and it made me sad."

Its prose is simple but breathtakingly beautiful. Its truth is self-evident. I have read this book repeatedly and, at 43, it still moves me to tears. It is one of a handful of books that changed my life.