To Kill A Mockingbird Book Report

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Harper Lee became famous for her novel “To Kill a Mockingbird.”
“To Kill A Mockingbird” was awarded the pulitzer prize in 1961.
The book was an international best seller.
It was her only piece of writing, and she wrote it when she was 34
The characters from “To Kill a Mockingbird” are based on her observations on her family and neighbors. “To Kill a Mockingbird” was inspired by acts of racism in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama.
She said “I never expected any sort of success with Mockingbird. I was hoping for a quick and merciful death at the hands of the reviewers but, at the same time, I sort of hoped someone would like it enough to give me encouragement. Public encouragement. I hoped for a little, as I said, but I got rather a whole

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