I loved this book when we read it in school, and the message is really impotant to understand and take note of! It definitely teaches life lessons and I would recommend this to ages 11 and above!
To Kill a Mockingbird
By Harper Lee
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 9 - 12 | Grades 3 - 6 | n/a | 5.6 | 99121 |
'Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.' A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel - a black man charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with exuberant humour the irrationality of adult attitudes to race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s. The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina of one man's struggle for justice. But the weight of history will only tolerate so much. To Kill a Mockingbird is a coming-of-age story, an anti-racist novel, a historical drama of the Great Depression and a sublime example of the Southern writing tradition.
Publisher: Harper
ISBN-13: 9780062420701
ISBN-10: 0062420704
Published on 3/3/2015
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
Book Reviews (70)
I loved it! I even saw the play! Though it is not a cheerful story, it highlights racism has a topic. It does include murder.
A very important book with some good messages. Does include some profanity and racism as well as other mature topics, so I would recommend it for kids that can understand more serious books. Other than that, it's a great book, the writing is super easy to understand, and you won't get bored with this book. There are some good role models in this coming of age story. I think it's extremely beneficial to read TKAM.
This book is really good. It contains some mature themes and profanity, such as racism and other things. In the middle of the book, a court case appears where the main character's dad is supposed to defend a black man accused of a really bad crime. This is a great book for kids in middle school, I read it in elementary. I think it takes a while before it gets really good. If you think it starts to get boring, read on. The end is sad, but is definitely worth reading.
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the most famous classics.The book is set during the 1930s in the town of Maycomb in the South. Scout , the main character is a 6 year old girl whose father is a lawyer. She and her brother Jem are interested in Boo Radely, their neighbor who never comes out of his house. When their father is appointed to defend a black man accused of crimes against a white girl, Scout begins to realize the town's feelings against black people. This book is great because it teaches many valuable lessons.
To Kill a Mockingbird is about 8 year old Scout and her childhood growing up in Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930s. Scout lives with her Dad and older brother Jeremy in a peaceful neighborhood as she follows the ups and downs of life. I recommend this book for 10+. I absolutely loved this book!
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This story focuses on 8 year old Scout, a young girl growing up in Maycomb, Alabama. I recommend it for ages 13 and up, it follows Scout as she learns about racial injustice and it teaches a lot of important life lessons, it contains some cursing and profanity.
OMG!! I luv this! their are some bad words tho...
This is a very good book and teaches a lot of life lessons in general, This book is narrated through a little girl names Scout, now this story is from a long time ago and is from Scouts perspective of things like lynching and racism. In this town people really don't accept black people and really won't listen to them no matter. Scout is white and so is her father. Her father is lawyer and gets a case and it is to defend a black person. Many people don't accept them because a white man can't help a black man win against a white man that would be against the beliefs everyone believed in. In the court case you can really see how even though the black man is telling the truth no one seems to care and the judge being white favors the white man. This is a very interesting book and I would definitely recommend reading it.