I Kill the Mockingbird

by Paul Acampora

"When best friends Lucy, Elena, and Michael receive their summer reading list, they are excited to see To Kill A Mockingbird included. But not everyone in their class shares the same enthusiasm. So they hatch a plot to get the entire town talking about the well-known Harper Lee classic"--

• ISBN10: 1596437421
• ISBN13: 9781596437425
• Publish Date: 20 May 2014
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 23 August 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Roaring Brook Press
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 163
• Language: English

Reviews

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Originally posted on my blog, A Lovely Bookshelf on the Wall:

I Kill the Mockingbird is such a clever novel! Best friends Lucy, Elena, and Michael come up with an idea to honor the memory of Mr. Nowak, one of their favorite teachers: They want to get everyone to want to read To Kill a Mockingbird. You know how sometimes demand increases as supply decreases? Well, their campaign feeds upon that effect, and quickly becomes bigger than they ever imagined!

A backdrop to the novel is how Lucy and her family are dealing with the aftermath of her mother's cancer scare: "Books carried us away. They'd definitely carried me through this past year." This is handled in a positive but genuine way.

I usually make copious notes to myself as I read, but I was so involved in this short little book, and ripped through it so quickly, I made no notes at all! This is a fun, smart read with sweet characters who obviously care about each other deeply, and it is chock full of moments that will resonate with fellow book lovers.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.