To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Year Published: 1991
Publisher: Harper & Row
ISBN: 0397001517
Pages: 296
Classification: Fiction
Media Type: Book
Interest Level: 9-12
Reading Level: 8
Subjects: Fathers and daughters, Southern States, Race relations, Girls, Trials (Rape), Fiction

Reader's Annotation: Set in a small southern town, this American classic follows the adventures of Scout Finch, her brother Jem, and Atticus, their lawyer father.

Summary: Six-year old Scout Finch , a daughter of a lawyer, tells about her life in Maycomb, Alabama. She witnesses the hearing of Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white girl. Atticus Finch, Scout’s father, defends Tom in the court. Scout talks about the struggles that their family had to go through with the case including the revenge of Bob Ewell , the father of the alleged rape victim, to their family. Bob attacks Scout on their way home from the Thanksgiving pageant. Boo Radley, Scout’s mysterious neighbor, rescues Scout from Bob.

Awards: Pulitzer Prize Winner

Author Website: www.harperlee.com