“To Kill a Mockingbird” is an American classic and considered as one of the great American novels of the time. In an effort to bring to light the critical issues she witnessed in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, Lee questions the very roots of human behavior. Through her deeply moving narrative, Lee reveals the issues of injustice, race, and class, as well as the pains of growing up. Scout, Jem, and Atticus Finch become deeply involved in the town’s drama after Atticus is the lawyer selected to defend a black man that has been accused of raping a young white woman. More than 18 million print copies have been sold worldwide and the book has been translated into 40 languages.Īs seen through eight-year-old Scout Finch’s eyes, Lee takes readers through the dramatic events of a court case that shakes up the little Southern town of Maycomb, Alabama. This coming-of-age tale won a Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and became an Academy Award-winning film in 1962. The American classic “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee celebrates its 50th anniversary with a special edition hardcover! First published in 1960, “To Kill a Mockingbird” quickly gained respect and praise as an insightful novel. “Remember, it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”

To kill a mockingbird hardcover