false 70711204 989396 5980771 0670010952 9780670010950 11 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5980771.Harper_Lee 4.45 20 To Kill a Mockingbird was published in 1960 and became an instant bestseller. Two years later it was an Academy Award– winning film. Today, it remains standard—and beloved—reading in English classes. But Lee never wanted “the book” to define who she was, which explains her aversion to any kind of publicity. Kerry Madden conducted extensive research for this Up Close biography, which reveals Lee to be a down-to-earth Southern woman who enjoys baseball games and playing golf—and whose one and only published book happened to win the Pulitzer Prize.]]> 137534 4.09 231 66 2009 0 0 false Thu Sep 10 07:43:31 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 07:43:43 -0700 2009