Title: To Kill A Mockingbird
Author: Harper Lee
Publisher: Harper
Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 978-0061743528
Summary:
Amazon:
"A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel—a black man charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with rich humor and unswerving honesty the irrationality of adult attitudes toward race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s. The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence, and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina and quiet heroism of one man's struggle for justice—but the weight of history will only tolerate so much.
One of the best-loved classics of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has earned many dis-tinctions since its original publication in 1960. It has won the Pulitzer Prize, been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than forty million copies worldwide, and been made into an enormously popular movie. It was also named the best novel of the twentieth century by librarians across the country (Library Journal). HarperCollins is proud to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the book's publication with this special hardcover edition."
http://www.amazon.com/Kill-Mockingbird-50th-Anniversary/dp/0061743526/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1288560008&sr=8-1
In the classroom:
To Kill A Mockingbird is an American classic. I chose it for my multiculturalism blog because it depicts the different cultures that impacted the south during the times of slavery in the 1930's. This book could be used in a history course that correlates their curriculum with the English department because of it's historical content. Through the eyes of a 6 year old girl, we get to see a southern towns beliefs, customs, traditions, and attitudes towrads the different kinds of people around them. Aside from the history that is involved with this book, it could be used to look at the issue of morality and how that varies from person to person.
