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HARPER LEE
Ivan Sandoval
Vicente Lopez
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”
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
OTHER NOVELS
She wrote one other novel “In Cold Blood”
This novel was never published
“To Kill a Mockingbird” was her only
published novel
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
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
SOURCES
Biography.com
Harperlee.com/biography