One Shot Finch Book Report

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Wow! Today one of the most exciting things happened. Atticus shot Tim Johnson and dropped him with ONE shot! Can you believe it it was so exciting, he also was once called “One shot Finch” back then, can you believe that! I thought Atticus was getting old, but now I realize, he was one of the best shots in the county. I wish one day I could shoot like him, he used to say that after he killed 14 doves and used 15 bullets, that he wasted a bullet! Man, I'm gonna have one heck of a story to tell when Monday rolls around and I got to

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