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Harper Lee
Nelle Harper E. Lee (born April 28, 1926) is an American author known for her 1960 Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird, which deals with the issues of racism that were observed by the author as a child in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama. Despite being Lee's only published...
 
 

 

 

 

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To Kill a Mockingbird: A Graphic Novel

HARPER LEE · Harper
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

A beautifully crafted graphic novel adaptation of Harper Lee's beloved, Pulitzer prize-winning American classic."Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."A haunting portrait of race and class, innocence and injustice,...
 
 
 
   
 
To Kill a Mockingbird, 50th Anniversary Edition

Harper Lee · Harper
Pages: 323
Format: Hardcover

"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...
 
 
 
   
 
Why To Kill a Mockingbird Matters: What Harper Lee's Book and the Iconic American Film Mean to Us Today

Tom Santopietro · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Tom Santopietro, an author well-known for his writing about American popular culture, delves into the heart of the beloved classic and shows readers why To Kill a Mockingbird matters more today than ever before.With 40 million copies sold, To Kill a Mockingbird's poignant but clear...
 
 
 
   
 
Matar un ruisenor

Harper Lee · Zeta
Pages: 410
Format: Paperback

En una ciudad del sur de los Estados Unidos, en la epoca de la Gran Depresion, una mujer blanca acusa de violacion a un hombre negro. Aunque la inocencia del hombre resulta evidente, el resultado del juicio es tan previsible que ningun abogado haria nada para evitarla... excepto Atticus...
 
 
 
   
 
To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee · Caedmon; Unabridged edition
Format: Audio CD

Harper Lees classic novel of a lawyer in the deep south defending a black man charged with the rape of a white girlOne 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...
 
 
 
   
 
To Kill a Mockingbird 50th Anniversary Edition

~ Gregory Peck · Universal Studios
Format: DVD

Experience one of the most significant milestones in film history like never before with To Kill a Mockingbird 50th Anniversary Edition. Screen legend Gregory Peck stars as courageous Southern lawyer Atticus Finch - the Academy Award winning performance hailed by the American Film Institute...
 
 

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