1. To Kill A Mockingbird  By: Harper Lee
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2. About the Author Harper Lee (first name is Nelle)
Born in 1926 in Monroeville, Alabama
Neighbor and good friend to Truman Capote
Father was a lawyer
Lee was a tomboy as a young girl and loved to read
Study law at the University of Alabama but never finished the degree

3. Lee’s awards Won a Pulitzer Prize for To Kill a Mockingbird
Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007 for contributions to literature

4. About the novel
One of the top 5 most taught books in high schools nationwide.
In 1999, it was voted "Best Novel of the Century" in a poll conducted by the Library Journal.

5. About the novel Considered to be largely autobiographical Lee= Scout
Dill= Truman Capote
Lee’s father= Atticus Finch
Trial of Tom Robinson= Scottsboro Trial from 1931

6. Setting 
1930s
Fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama

7. Narrator
Scout Finch: retells story of her childhood as an adult looking back
First-person narrator- Scout is in the story and says “I”

8. Themes  1. Growing up and maturing 2. Prejudice Racial Social Sexual
3. The need for human compassion (protecting the innocent)

9. Symbol 
Mockingbird: Bird known for mimicking the songs of other birds; known for beautiful songs and calls
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10. 1930s America
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