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"Mockingbirds
don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat
up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing
but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a
mockingbird." — Atticus Finch
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To Kill
A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
Harper Lee's To Kill A Mocking Bird is the rare American novel that can be discovered
with excitement in adolescence and reread into adulthood without fear of disappointment.
The novel tells two deftly paired stories set in a small Southern town. One plot
line focuses on lawyer Atticus Finch's defense of an unjustly accused man; the
other on his daughter's gradual discovery of the goodness inside her. For many
young people this novel becomes their first Big Read.
To Kill A Mockingbird is one of the best-loved stories of all time. Since it was written in 1960, it has won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature, sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, been translated into more than 40 languages, and been made into an enormously popular movie. Most recently, librarians across the country gave the book the highest of honors by voting it the best novel of the twentieth century.
Join us as we read this American classic
- Read—or re-read—To Kill a Mockingbird this fall. Then talk with someone else about the themes and language, possibly at one of the group discussions planned we have planned.
- Tell others about the Big Read effort and encourage them to participate.
- Attend the programs that are part of this effort.
Want to help make a difference?
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