2. BIOGRAPHY
Harper Lee was born on April 28, 1926 in Monroeville
Alabama
She dropped out of law school to pursue her dream of
becoming a successful writer
She wrote a successful novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”
3. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
“To Kill a Mockingbird” was published on 1960
It won the Pulitzer prize- winning best- seller
The book was based on racism and discrimination
4. OTHER NOVELS
She wrote one other novel “In Cold Blood”
This novel was never published
“To Kill a Mockingbird” was her only published novel
5. BIGGEST INFLUENCES/WHY SHE WROTE IT
A life long friend named Truman Capote and her peers
Also a lyricist named Michael Martin Brown
It’s a kind of autobiography with different names for people
6. WHERE IS SHE NOW
Harper Lee is now 85 living peacefully in New York City
She avoids things having to do with her still famous novel