Chosen by April 2011 Guest Editor Sharon Dogar: "A master class in how to write fictionalised memoir. Place, time and character are all brilliantly put together to make a story that grips, entertains and gently informs. I was completely at one with Scout in not seeing the point of going to school. I could already read, so what else would I ever need? I first read it when I was about twelve. As I grow and re-read it, so my love and understanding of each character changes. It has my favourite piece of dialogue ever. When Jem offers old Mrs Maud a piece of gum, she gently refuses, with the words : ‘I won’t thank you very much Jem Finch, I find it cleaves to my palette and renders me speechless.’ Wonderful."
And chosen as a recommended read by our Guest Editor, Konnie Huq, April 2021; This is one for older kids. It was the first book I read when I was young that addressed grown up themes and I really loved that.
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'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 thirties. 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.
You can download a reading pack to accompany To Kill a Mockingbird, made in association with Amnesty International, here.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed To Kill A Mockingbird and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-18 years old
To Kill A Mockingbird features in the following genres: Recommended Children's eBooks, Recommendations, Featured Books for 13+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Featured Books for Young Adults
To Kill A Mockingbird is available in Paperback, Paperback (b Format), Hardback
To Kill A Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee and published by Arrow
To Kill A Mockingbird has 309 pages
£8.99
