Complex sentence: The story is told in first person from the perspective of Yell County native Mattie Ross who, at the time of the events, is a prim, shrewd, strong-willed, Bible-quoting 14-year-old girl.
Split into simpler sentences: The story is told in first person from the perspective of Yell County native Mattie Ross. At the time of the novel's events, she is is a prim, shrewd, strong-willed, Bible-quoting 14-year-old girl.