1. To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

2. The Author: Harper Lee

3. Early Life  Writer Nelle Harper Lee was born on April 28, 1926, in the small town of Monroeville, Alabama.  Her father was a lawyer and her mother suffered from mental illness (possibly bipolar disorder)  Youngest of 4 children, Lee was a tomboy who was close friends with another famed writer, Truman Capote.  This friendship with Capote would last into adulthood, resulting in Lee assisting Capote in writing his nonfiction masterpiece In Cold Blood  In high school, Lee developed an interest in English Literature.

4. Aspiring Writer  After graduating in 1944, Lee went to an all-female college in Montgomery, Alabama. Lee stood apart from the other students- she didn’t care about fashion, makeup, or dating. Instead she focused on her writing.  She transferred to the University of Alabama and was known as a loner and individualist. Here she eventually became the editor of the school’s newspaper, the Rammer Jammer.  In her junior year, Lee was accepted into law school but later dropped out as she discovered that writing, not law, was her true calling.  She moved to New York city to follow her dreams to become a writer.

5. Life in New York City

6. The Novel