Cliffsnotes to Kill a Mockingbird

by Tamara Castleman, Harper Lee

A coming-of-age story set in the South, the novel narrated by Scout, a young girl on the brink of a life-changing event. rich with subjects for conversation. "To Kill a Mockingbird," rich with subjects for conversation, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1960.

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction

ebook

First published June 12, 2000

About the author

Tamara discovered Montessori education when she was told her daughter was “failing” traditional preschool. When she saw her daughter thriving in a Montessori environment, Tamara’s interest grew and soon she found herself working as the Parent Liaison at Montessori Centres in Indianapolis, IN. From there, she discovered the TIES program and completed her M.Ed. in Montessori Integrative Learning. Having been a writer and editor by trade, she was offered the opportunity to edit student papers and remained part of the TIES orbit. In 2018, she was invited to join the faculty as an assistant mentor. Outside of TIES, she has designed programs for the Peace Learning Center that foster peaceful family relationships using Montessori principles, has certification to teach Godly Play, and uses Montessori materials to tutor elementary students struggling in a traditional environment. She makes time to write about education reform and possibility intended for mainstream audiences.
Tamara’s first love is her family. In her free time she likes to take walks, train her dogs, read, and watch film. She has a lifelong love of classic country and bluegrass music and has promised herself that one day she really will learn to play her banjo.

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read through this pretty quickly after I finished the actual book. It did bring up a few points I had not caught while reading the book.

[Marilyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

It helped so much to read this simultaneously with the book. I felt I was getting a much deeper experience because Castleman pointed out some major themes of the book that I wasn't noticing, i.e., bravery, education vs school, trust, gender, honesty vs lies. I was so busy reading the details that I wasn't thinking of these things.

[Trisha Howard · Rating 3 out of 5]

When fall comes, Scout enters the first grade. Because she has already taught herself how to read and write, Scout finds school a disappointment. Both she and Jem are intrigued, however, by the discovery that someone has been leaving small gifts in a knothole in one of the large oak trees on the corner of the Radley property.

[Pau · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like reading this book it is so quick and how each person react to certain things and the book is fascinating.

[F. Herrera · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is really amazing, and cute.

[Jemma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good notes for any student studying TKAM!