Product Description

One of a series of fiction titles for schools. Scout, the keen-eyed narrator, and her brother Jem interrupt their games to champion their lawyer father when, in a hostile, racist town in the American South, he battles to defend Tom, who is black and accused of murder.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15052 in Books
• Published on: 1966-09-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 278 pages

Customer Reviews

Absolutely fab!!
Definitely one of the best books I have ever read. I'm in year 9, and we had to read 'To Kill a Mcokingbird' for English. I thought it would be boring, but soon I couldn't wait for my English lessons just so we could read this book! From the first page, you love the characters and feel immersed in the plot. From start to end there is action, twists of the tale and wonderful descriptions so when you've finished the book, you feel you've met the characters and know everything about them.

Quite simply the greatest book ever written.
I honestly believe that reading this book should be compulsory. It will change you, it will inspire you, it will introduce you to emotions you didn't know existed. Each time I finish it, I want to turn back to the front page and start over because something new can be learnt each time. It's quite simply the greatest book ever written.

An absolute classic
This book will stay with you for the rest of your life. The story of a child's lost innocence so brilliantly intertwined with the mundane aspects and frustrations of growing up. The fears and prejudices of the era as outlined through the eyes of Scout are exposed as ridiculous but dangerous. Her father, Atticus, a lawyer defends a negro falsly accused of rape. The trial exposes all the bigotry present. Harper Lee uses the technique of applying a childs logic to illuminate all the problems endemic at the time. The book will make you laugh and cry.