To Kill A Mockingbird
On July 11th, To Kill A Mockingbird
“Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ’em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”
A lawyer’s advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee’s classic novel—a black man charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with rich humor and unswerving honesty the irrationality of adult attitudes toward race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s. The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence, and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina and quiet heroism of one man’s struggle for justice—but the weight of history will only tolerate so much.
The 50th anniversary edition of one of the best-loved books in American history: Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic To Kill a Mockingbird. Featuring some of the most memorable characters in literary history—attorney Atticus Finch, his children Scout and Jem, and of course Boo Radley—To Kill a Mockingbird is the indelible story of race, class, and growing up in the Deep South of the 1930s.
To commemorate the Golden Anniversary of the “Best Novel of the 20th Century” (Library Journal poll of American librarians), filmmaker Mary Murphy has interviewed prominent figures—including Oprah, Anna Quindlen, and Tom Brokaw—on how the book has impacted their lives, and compiled the interviews in Scout, Atticus, and Boo: the perfect companion to one of the most important American books of the 20th Century. Additionally, Scout, Atticus, and Boo features a foreword from acclaimed writer Wally Lamb.
http://www.tokillamockingbirg50year.com?bcpid=84713992001&bctid=85737307001
Harper Lee was born in 1926 in Monroeville, Alabama. She attended the local schools and studied law at the University of Alabama. For some years she spent most of her time in New York City, where, until she began writing, she was employed in the reservations department of an international airline. “Aside from writing,” says Lee, “my chief interests in life are collecting memoirs of 19th-century clergymen, golf, crime, and music.”
We’re delighted to be able to giveaway 2 copies of this special 50th anniversary edition, along with the companion. Leave a comment on this post telling us why you want to win, and you’ll be entered. Sorry, US and Canada residents only. Contest ends July 30 @ 11:59 p.m.
This book is available from Harper Perennial. You can buy it here
Believe it or not I never got to see the complete movie, seems like everytime it was on, I had to leave for one reason or another.
I haven’t read this book in years. It would be nice to visit the characters again.
I would *love* to win this one. Ironically, even being a voracious reader and an English minor in college. I have never read ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ nor seen the movie.
Thank you for hosting this giveaway.
I loved this book when I was younger. I reread it several years ago, and loved it even more. It would be wonderful to win this one for my keeper shelf.
I would like to win it since I have never read the book.
I read this book in my early teens and really enjoyed it. I would love to have my own copy and would love to read it again!
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While the movie is excellent, and I can’t imagine a better Atticus Finch than Gregory Peck, the book is hauntingly beautiful with an honesty that demands we search ourselves as much as the characters within.
I have given away innumerable copies of this book. I recently gave my own, battered, copy to my 25 year old son who had lost the copy I’d given him at 18.
I would love another copy to call my own!
I haven’t read it in a long time and would love to revisit it and the opportunity to place it on one of my shelves here.
This is one classic I always meant to read but never got around to it, would love to win the 50th anniversary edition. TY!
-Jen X
I haven’t read this book. I’ve heard a lot of good things about it…but never managed to read it. Would love to! The story line reminds me of John Grisham’s novel A Time To Kill.
I’ve heard from so many people this is one of their favorites ever, yet somehow, I’ve never read it. Kind of embarrassing.
It’s one of my all-time favorite books, which was turned into one of my all-time favorite movies, starring one of my all-time favorite actors, Gregory Peck.
Diana
This is such an amazing book—I would love to read it again!
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This is such a wonderful book. I would love to have a copy.
Please enter me because now that I think about it, somehow this was skipped in my grade school curriculum!
mdwartistry at yahoo dot com
Wow, such a great prize. I’ve never read the book nor have I seen the film so now’s my chance to try to win. My mothers a big fan of the film.
Thanks,
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I have never read this book but would love to.peg360@hotmail.com
I want to win this book, because I have never read it before. But I really want to, and so does my daughter. Please enter me. Thanks!
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