October 2025

Chapter 18 But someone was booming again.“Mayella Violet Ewell—!”A young girl walked to the witness stand. As she raised her […]

Chapter 17“Jem,” I said, “are those the Ewells sittin‘ down yonder?”“Hush,” said Jem, “Mr. Heck Tate’s testifyin‘.”Mr. Tate had dressed

Chapter 16Jem heard me. He thrust his head around the connecting door. As he came to my bed Atticus’s light

Chapter 15 After many telephone calls, much pleading on behalf of the defendant, and a long forgiving letter from his

Chapter 14 Although we heard no more about the Finch family from Aunt Alexandra, we heard plenty from the town.

Chapter 13 “Put my bag in the front bedroom, Calpurnia,” was the first thing Aunt Alexandra said. “Jean Louise, stop

Chapter 12 Jem was twelve. He was difficult to live with, inconsistent, moody. His appetite was appalling, and he told

Chapter 11 When we were small, Jem and I confined our activities to the southern neighborhood, but when I was

Chapter 10 Atticus was feeble: he was nearly fifty. When Jem and I asked him why he was so old,

Chapter 9 “You can just take that back, boy!”This order, given by me to Cecil Jacobs, was the beginning of