
' Shoot all the bluejays you want if you can hit 'em but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird' Meet Scout the narrator of this book Her story is one of Deep South summers fights at school & playing in the street The spooky house of her mysterious neighbour Boo Radley sags dark & forbidding nearby Her brother Jem & her friend Dill want to make Boo come outside Her story is about justice When Scout's father a lawyer agrees to defend a black man against an accusation by a white girl he must battle the prejudice of the whole town It's about imagination
- not just the kind you need for childhood games Because you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes & walk around in them Vintage Children's Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds & the adults in their lives Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book & Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas & The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time