Paul Acampora’s I Kill a Mockingbird must make famous authors everywhere proud; something about its playful, teasing remarks seems like something out of The Fault in Our Stars, the novel pays homage to Harper Lee’s American classic, To Kill a Mockingbird, and the book’s three main characters, Lucy, Elena and Michael, are somewhat of a “Harry-Hermione-Ron” or “Percy-Annabeth-Grover” fixture from J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter series and Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief – they are quite the trio.
I Kill the Mockingbird is a laugh-out-loud satire based on two common American tendencies: Americans want what they can’t get, and Americans believe To Kill a Mockingbird is a boring classic that students are forced to read in school. In the book, Lucy, Elena and Michael have just graduated from middle school are excited to see To Kill a Mockingbird on their summer reading list. They realize, however, that their classmates are not as enthusiastic. Hence, their mission to help To Kill a Mockingbird gain popularity begins!
Throughout the course of the summer, Lucy, Elena and Michael displace copies of To Kill a Mockingbird in bookstores all across Connecticut as a way to draw attention and interest to the book. But before they know it, their once local project becomes nationally acknowledged, and it is up to the trio to step up and handle the chaos that they have created.
I love I Kill a Mockingbird because it addresses a seemingly ridiculous yet honestly real issue while maintaining an intriguing storyline and bittersweet nature, which, IMAO, is everything you could want in a story. The novel emphasis the truth that most Americans scrunch their nose at the mention of To Kill a Mockingbird and also keeps me at the edge of my seat, often in the same sentence. I Kill a Mockingbird also stands out to me because while it may not have an extremely deep plot, it brings out the glory of reading and of life. When I read novels like I Kill a Mockingbird, I remember why I love reading – because there are infinite characters you can meet and you can be constantly inspired by what they do – and why I love life – because you can always accomplish mighty things, even in an ordinary summer, and because you can rely on amazing friends.
If you have read To Kill a Mockingbird, I Kill the Mockingbird is sure to resonate with you or perhaps push you to see the novel in a different light, and if you have yet to read the novel, I Kill a Mockingbird will, hopefully and most likely, persuade you to check it out. After all, nobody has to hide any copies of I Kill a Mockingbird to make it a great hit.