Through the eyes of the Finch children, author Harper Lee examines the ignorance and wrongness of racism, and how adults can act irrationally towards those who are different from them with no real motivation for doing so.
As Finch struggles to protect Tom Robinson and clear his name, the deep-rooted racism and classist attitudes of the town become ever more apparent through their hypocritical and often violent reactions.
With themes of moral complexity, racism, education, innocence, and prejudice, To Kill A Mockingbird is part historical drama, part anti-racist novel, and part coming of age story all rolled into one.
Harper Lee won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1961 for this novel and the novel was made into a film in 1962 starring Gregory Peck.
You should read this book if…

• You are interested in learning about racism in the Deep South of the United States during the 1930s
• You enjoy stories told through a child’s narrative
• You are looking for a compelling, emotional story with a cast of diverse and interesting characters