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Atticus is in the middle of the trial. He is attempting to make a case that Mr. Ewell beat up Mayella, not Tom Robinson. Mayella keeps "crying" but I think she is just trying to stir up pity.

Right now Atticus is in the middle of Tom's hearing. Atticus warned the children not or come into town, but they came anyway. They are about to sneak into the courthouse.

Aunt Alexandra has come to live with Atticus and the kids. She seems to be rather grumpy. Also, she is constantly complaining that Atticus raised Scout and Jem wrong. Scout does not like Aunt Alexandra, and she does not hide it from the aunt.

Scout is describing Mrs. Dubose in greater detail. It is no secret that Scout and Jem strongly dislike Mrs. Dubose. Every time the children walk by her house, she finds something to make an insult about. They do, however, admire how Atticus can remain so calm with her.

They have already started to tell about the court case. Apparently the Ewells are involved. The kids at school are calling Atticus names. Scout can't stand it, but her father told her to keep her temper.

Jem, Dill, and Scout tried to give Boo Radley a letter. The put it on a fishing pole and attempted to put it in the window. However, Atticus saw them. Now they are in big trouble.

I reread the first three chapters. Atticus and Scout just made the compromise about her reading.

I finished Chapter One. Dill was pressuring Jem to go up and touch the house. Jem just did it.

I re-read part of chapter one. They mentioned the Radley place, and described it a little. I left off with Jem and Scout meeting Dill for the first time.