I Am Scout: The Biography Of Harper Lee

Description

To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the most widely read novels in American literature. It's also a perennial favorite in highschool English classrooms across the nation. Yet onetime author Harper Lee is a mysterious figure who leads a very private life in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, refusing to give interviews or talk about the novel that made her a household name. Lee's life is as rich as her fiction, from her girlhood as a rebellious tomboy to her days at the University of Alabama and early years as a struggling writer in New York City. Charles J. Shields is the author of the New York Times bestselling biography Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee, which he has adapted here for younger readers. What emerges in this riveting portrait is the story of an unconventional, high-spirited woman who drew on her love of writing and her Southern home to create a book that continues to speak to new generations of readers. Anyone who has enjoyed To Kill a Mockingbird or Go Set a Watchman will appreciate this glimpse into the life of its fascinating author, which includes photographs of Harper Lee, her family, and the film version of To Kill a Mockingbird starring Gregory Peck. I Am Scout is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

About the Author

Charles J. Shields is the author ofAnd So It Goes: Kurt Vonnegut: A Life(Henry Holt & Co.),Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee(Holt), the highly acclaimed, bestselling biography of Harper Lee,I Am Scout: The Biography of Harper Lee(Henry Holt Books for Young Readers), andThe Man Who Wrote the Perfect Novel: John Williams, Stoner, and the Writing Life(University of Texas Press).In January 2022, Henry Holt will release Shields' new book,Lorraine Hansberry: The Life Behind 'A Raisin in the Sun,'the most comprehensive biography of, in James Baldwin’s words, this “very young woman, with an overpowering vision.”