I read To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. This classic book is about a little Southern Girl Scout and her experiences growing up in the 1930's. It begins with a set up of Things to Come, color: such as Scout's experiences and the people she Observes. Her guardians, her quiet, lovable lawyer father Atticus, and her Negro cook Cal help Scout and her tough, yet caring brother Jem Through These experiences in Maycomb County, Alabama. Scout, Jem and Their curious friend Dill makeup plays about Their reclusive and mysterious nextdoor neighbor Arthur "Boo" Radley. He is the cause of scare and mystery and Their Lives. This sets up the ending, as does the racism of the town, shown by the neighborhood gossip, the piggish lazy Mr. Ewell, Scout's strict Aunt and the tyrant down the street Old Mrs. Dubose. The children learn many things about the town in Which They Live From Their neighbor, sweet, tough Miss Maudie. One Thing They learn is thatthey Should Never Kill a Mockingbird Because Those birds are just there to make people happy and They never do anything wrong at all. In the second half the children learn more about Their father's trial defending a Negro being tried for rape , This man Tom Robinson is going against the lowlife Mr. Ewell who says Tom raped his daughter. The citizens are against Tom for the most part except for a handful. In The Courtroom Atticus makes his case so strong That Scout, Jem, and Dill (who are watching) did think he can not lose. HOWEVER it is a white man's word against a black man's ... The rest you have to read for yourself Because from the trial it grows into search of exciting climax, and ends so meaningfully, pretaining to Why You Should Never Kill a Mockingbird. Definitely think about this quote reading the book, it helps your understanding a lot. I found I could not put it down. The beginning goes slow but it forshadows Things to Come. You think how unfair and unpleasant life can be sometimes and thesis children learn this at a very young age. It made me want to change thingsso It could not happen anymore, and it made me very angry at search unfairness, color: such as in the lives of African-Americans, like the innocent Tom Robinson. The ending was so perfectly lead to meaningful and indeed I had to go back and read it again (and again)! I recommend the book for people 14 and up Because I feel you Should be old and smart enough to grasp the conflicts and the complex plot. HOWEVER this book is timeless and everyone above 14 should read it at least once in a lifetime. This can teach you about life and growing up better than anything you will ever read so pick it up ... soon.