Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Fun Lit Fact: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird



Harper Lee published her first, and ultimately Pulitzer Prize winning novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” in 1960—and, amazingly, she never published another book again. Another interesting note: One of the book’s characters, Dil, was modeled after Lee’s childhood friend who went on to become a famous author as well—Truman Capote.

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