A school district in Biloxi, Mississippi, recently made waves when it decided to pull Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird from required reading in its school. The reason? The language made students “uncomfortable.” Banning books has long been a problem …
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Understanding “To Kill a Mockingbird”: Top Q&A from Students
It may just be impossible to consider classic American literature without delving into the story of To Kill a Mockingbird. Written by Harper Lee and published in 1960, To Kill a Mockingbird remains one of the most well-known and impactful works …
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8 To Kill a Mockingbird Quotes that Exemplify Harper Lee’s Legacy
We’ve decided to compile some of the best lines from To Kill a Mockingbird—inarguably one of the most influential and important novels in our lifetime. These lines, in context and out, are simultaneously ethereal and grounded, simple and complex. Lee’s legacy in …
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Chapter One Unveiled for Harper Lee’s Wildly Anticipated “Go Set a Watchman: A Novel”
Fellow literature lovers, take a small sigh of Scout Finch-deprived relief. We’ve all been holding our breath since Harper Lee’s announcement of Go Set a Watchman early February. This book comes more than 50 years after everyone’s favorite English class novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Lee’s …
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Baffling Banned Books: A Fun (Disturbing) Quiz!
If you’ve waited to celebrate the chance to be Officially Subversive during Banned Books Week, it’s not too late! Sure, you probably figured that Huck Finn is a perennial favorite for its politically incorrect language and Fifty Shades of Grey for its Crimes …
To Kill a(n)… Agent?: Harper Lee Sues to Regain Copyright of Her Famous Novel
One has to wonder just what sort of a creep you’re dealing with when the “alleged” creep decides to try to bilk money out of one of America’s most beloved, aging novelists. Harper Lee, whose 1961 novel To Kill a Mockingbird was …
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Happy 87th Birthday, Harper Lee!
Last night, I found my sixteen-year-old daughter in bed a full hour early. In her hands was Harper Lee‘s classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird. “I want to see what is happening with Scout. I’m worried about her,” she explained. My …