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Scout is maturing as a young girl and finds her summers not as fun playing with just Jem and Dill. The boys are getting meaner. Scout now spends most of her time with Miss Maudie, a neighbor who grew up with her dad and her uncle. Miss Maudie has a beautiful garden and loves to bake. Scout and her spend the evenings looking up at the sky. Scout talks to Miss Maudie about the Radely house. Scout's feelings about Boo Radley and his house have been changing. One day Jem was being mean and pushed her hard in an innertube. She rolled onto the Radley's porch. When she landed on the porch, she thought she heard giggling and saw someone looking at her through the blinds of the house. Then one her way home from school another day, she finds two unwrapped pieces of gum in the tree knot in between her house and the Radleys. Jem is mad at her for taking the gum. On another day they both find valuable Indian coins in the knot. This sparks both Jem and Scouts curiosity of the Radley house. The old time southern style of this book is kind of hard to follow and is boring to read. The events are hard to follow because Scout flashes back a lot and jumps from one summer to the next. The language of this book is getting a little easier to read, but it is still complicated to follow. This book really isn’t for young adults. The subject of racism and social classes I think just goes over our heads. The only thing that would really keep our age group interested in this book is the mystery of who really is in the Radley house. I haven’t found a message or a theme yet in this book. The only new character is Miss Maudie. Miss Maudie is an unmarried kind lady who bakes a lot of cakes and loves being outside either on her porch or tending her garden. She is a great listener and likes Scouts company.