Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. New York: HarperCollins, 1993. ISBN-
9780061743528. Hardback. USD $25.00.
Awards/Honors:
"One of the best-loved stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has earned many distinctions since its original publication in 1960. It won the Pulitzer Prize, has been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than thirty million copies worldwide, and been made into an enormously popular movie. Most recently, librarians across the country gave the book the highest of honors by voting it the best novel of the twentieth century" (HarperCollinsPublishers, 2012).
-1961 Pulitzer Prize
-1961 Brotherhood Award of the National Conference of Christians and Jews
-1961 Alabama Library Association Award
-1962 Paperback of the Year award from "Bestsellers" magazine
Annotation:
Scout and Jem love their father, Atticus. When he defends a black man, Scout and Jem learn that when life gets hard and things get scary, you can always count on family to get through.
Booktalk:
“You never really understand a person
until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of
his skin and walk around in it.”
Oh to be young
again, young enough to have all the freedom, fun, and endless games you can
think of! The age of no responsibilities and having only one summer goal: to
get Boo Radley out of his house! Six-year-old Scout Finch and her ten-year-old
brother Jem are up for this mission and ready for the fun of messing with their
neighbor Boo until they are hit with the realities of the world they know
little about.
Their father,
Atticus, is a lawyer who has taken upon a court case defending a black man
against a white family. Racism, rape, hatred, confusion, anger, love, and
friendships all collide during the Finch’s summer of fun. Find out the outcome
of Atticus’ case and how the family bonds through the hardest times of their
lives with this Pulitzer prize winning book, To Kill a Mockingbird.
A classic 1962 Movie Trailer for To Kill a Mockingbird:
Harper Lee's Official Page
HarperCollinsPublishers. (2012). To Kill a Mockingbird. Retrieved December 8, 2012 from http://www.harpercollins.com
A classic 1962 Movie Trailer for To Kill a Mockingbird:
Watch author Harper Lee speak at a luncheon where she has been awarded the "Lifetime achievement award":
Harper Lee's Official Page
HarperCollinsPublishers. (2012). To Kill a Mockingbird. Retrieved December 8, 2012 from http://www.harpercollins.com
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