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To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the most widely read novels in American literature. It's also a perennial favorite in highschool English classrooms across the nation. Yet onetime author Harper Lee is a mysterious figure who leads a very private life in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, refusing to give interviews or talk about the novel that made her a household name. Lee's life is as rich as her fiction, from her girlhood as a rebellious tomboy to her days at the University of Alabama and early years as a struggling writer in New York City. Charles J. Shields is the author of the New York Times bestselling biography Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee, which he has adapted here for younger readers. What emerges in this riveting portrait is the story of an unconventional, high-spirited woman who drew on her love of writing and her Southern home to create a book that continues to speak to new generations of readers. Anyone who has enjoyed To Kill a Mockingbird or Go Set a Watchman will appreciate this glimpse into the life of its fascinating author, which includes photographs of Harper Lee, her family, and the film version of To Kill a Mockingbird starring Gregory Peck. I Am Scout is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

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Readers will come away with the sense not only that they know the writer of [To Kill a Mockingbird, ] but also that she is someone that they would quite like. The Bulletin An absorbing and easy narrative style. Kirkus Reviews A fascinating look at the unconventional Lee. Booklist A surprisingly fascinating read. School Library Journal A page-turner. ElleGirl

An absorbing and easy narrative style. - Kirkus Reviews A fascinating look at the unconventional Lee. - Booklist A surprisingly fascinating read. - School Library Journal A page-turner. - ElleGirl Readers will come away with the sense not only that they know the writer of [ To Kill a Mockingbird, ] but also that she is someone that they would quite like. - The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Readers will come away with the sense not only that they know the writer of [To Kill a Mockingbird, ] but also that she is someone that they would quite like. --The Bulletin An absorbing and easy narrative style. --Kirkus Reviews A fascinating look at the unconventional Lee. --Booklist A surprisingly fascinating read. --School Library Journal A page-turner. --ElleGirl Readers will come away with the sense not only that they know the writer of [To Kill a Mockingbird, ] but also that she is someone that they would quite like. The Bulletin An absorbing and easy narrative style. Kirkus Reviews A fascinating look at the unconventional Lee. Booklist A surprisingly fascinating read. School Library Journal A page-turner. ElleGirl An absorbing and easy narrative style. - Kirkus Reviews A fascinating look at the unconventional Lee. - Booklist A surprisingly fascinating read. - School Library Journal A page-turner. - ElleGirl Readers will come away with the sense not only that they know the writer of [ To Kill a Mockingbird, ] but also that she is someone that they would quite like. - The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Readers will come away with the sense not only that they know the writer of [ To Kill a Mockingbird, ] but also that she is someone that they would quite like. - The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

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Charles J. Shields is the author of And So It Goes: Kurt Vonnegut: A Life, Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee, the highly acclaimed, bestselling biography of Harper Lee, and I Am Scout: The Biography of Harper Lee. He grew up in the Midwest and taught in a rural school in central Illinois for several years. He has been a reporter for public radio, a journalist, and the author of nonfiction books for young people. He and his wife live near Charlottesville, Virginia.

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