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Padmini Sukumaran asked this question about To Kill a Mockingbird:
Is To Kill a Mockingbird based on a true story?
๓คץค- No, this book, (for the most part) is not based off a true story. Although, the Tom Robinson trial is partially based off of the trial of the Scottsbo…moreNo, this book, (for the most part) is not based off a true story. Although, the Tom Robinson trial is partially based off of the trial of the Scottsboro boys from 1931. You can probably look up that trial somehow. I personally also think she probably also based the characters off of people she knew too, but I don't know for sure. :) Hope that helped!(less)
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To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
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