To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

New Friend

Jun 1, 1933

Jem and Scout meet their new best friend Dill Harris.

Surprise in the tree

Sep 4, 1933

Boo Radley leaves 2 pieces of chewing gum for Jem and Scout in the oak tree.

Take a peak

Aug 6, 1934

Jem, Scout, and Dill try and look into Boo Radley's window. Nathan Radley comes out with a shot gun and fires at the kids. While running away, Jem ripped his pants on the fence. He had to take them off and leave them. Later the kids find the pants mended and folded.

More treasures in the tree

Oct 7, 1934

Jem and Scout find more treasures in the knothole of the tree. They find soap carvings, spelling medal, pocket watch, chain, and a knife. A day later the knothole is filled with cement.

Fire! Fire!

Oct 8, 1934

Miss Maudie's house burns down. Boo Radley puts a blanket around scout's choulders.

Arrested

Nov 21, 1934

Tom Robinson is arrested and accused of raping Mayella Ewell

Mrs. Dubose

Jan 11, 1935

Mrs. Dubose, who Jem was reading to dies. Jem cutt down Mrs. Dubose's camellias several months earlier. Reading to her was his punishment for destroying her flowers.

Lynch Mob

Jul 15, 1935

Atticus and the children stop a lynch mob at the jail. The mob wants to hang Tom Robinson before the trial.

Found Guilty

Jul 21, 1935

Scout, Jem, and Dill watch the trial of Tom Robinson in the balcony. Despite Atticus' best efforts, Tom Robinson is convicted of raping Mayella Ewell.

Halloween Pageant

Oct 31, 1935

Bob Ewell attacks Scout and Jem the night of the Halloween Pageant. Boo Radley saves the kids by stabbing Bob Ewell. Scout sees Boo and takes him back to his home.