To Kill a Mockingbird

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD: Harper Lee: Warner Books: Fiction: 296 pages

Between the ages of 6 and 9, Scout Finch has doubts about whether she wishes to grow up to be a lady. She much prefers the free, boyish life she enjoys with her older brother, Jem, and his friends. She also enjoys an open relationship with her widowed father, Atticus, a local attorney and perennial legislator. Though many of the family's adventures are told, Scout's life during these years centers on two events, her developing relationship with Boo Radley and her father's defense of Tom, a black wrongly accused of raping a white woman.

I first read this novel in high school and was excited to discover this story once again. I listened to the audiobook and really enjoyed the novel a second time around. This classic is both humorous and thought provoking, serious and heartwarming.

AMM