'Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.'
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 exuberant humour the irrationalit ... Show More
Dec 2023
Great American Authors | Harper Lee: Mockingbird | 6
<p>In 1949, aspiring writer Nelle Harper Lee moved from her home in small-town Alabama to New York City. She was following in the footsteps of her childhood friend, author Truman Capote. Within a few years she had penned a novel of her own, and called it To Kill a Mockingbird.</p ... Show More
40m 33s
Dec 2021
Take a Look, it's in a (Banned) Book
<p>Jerry Craft’s graphic novel <a href="https://jerrycraft.com/books/new-kid/" target="_blank"><i>New Kid</i></a> has won multiple awards, made the New York Times Best Sellers List, and is beloved by children across the country.But this year, <i>New Kid </i>made headlines for a d ... Show More
31m 29s
Oct 2021
Anne of Green Gables, Chapter I: Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Surprised
<p>Anne of Green Gables is a classic novel for readers of all ages, by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery, first published in 1908. </p>
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<p>Full text: https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/45</p>
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<p>Video version: https://youtu.be/x0JxCtayj-o</p>
15m 23s
Jul 2020
The Untold Story Of Lyndie B. Hawkins
<p>In 2019, a novel by a new author, Gail Shepherd, arrived in bookstores. <em>The True History of Lyndie B. Hawkin</em>s tells the story of a young white girl growing up in the South. The book has been well received, but it is not the book Shepherd intended to write. In her ori ... Show More
50m 4s