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To Kill a Mockingbird

American  

noun

  1. a novel (1960) by Harper Lee.


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He was full of praise for his co-star Keyworth, of Misfits and Hidden Fame, whom he first encountered when she starred in a West End production of To Kill a Mockingbird alongside Spall's son, Rafe.

From BBC • May 25, 2025

He said the titles included classics such as Brave New World and To Kill a Mockingbird, as well as “books that include LGBTQ+ subject matter.”

From Washington Times • Sep. 12, 2023

A Seattle-area school board has voted to remove the classic novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" from the district’s ninth-grade reading curriculum after teachers, parents, and some students complained that it was racially insensitive.

From Fox News • Jan. 25, 2022

Then Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" came out in 1960, became a bestseller, won a Pulitzer Prize and netted an Academy Award for the film adaptation.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2021

It’s from To Kill a Mockingbird because he loves that movie.

From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine