{"id":114,"date":"2018-10-29T07:03:09","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T14:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/?p=114"},"modified":"2018-10-27T19:14:46","modified_gmt":"2018-10-28T02:14:46","slug":"alabama-spitfire-kidlit-bio-of-harper-lee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/alabama-spitfire-kidlit-bio-of-harper-lee\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama Spitfire: #kidlit Bio of Harper Lee"},"content":{"rendered":"

With To Kill a Mockingbird<\/em> recently winning the Great American Read contest, it’s a perfect time to find out more about author Harper Lee with the picture book biography Alabama Spitfire: The Story of Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird<\/em> by Bethany Hegedus and illustrated by Erin McGuire.<\/p>\n

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In spite of the overwhelming success of her novel, Harper Lee (full name Nelle Harper Lee) avoided doing interviews and rarely talked about herself. Regardless, author Bethany Hegedus was able to piece together details of Lee\u2019s early life in Monroeville, Alabama and her later experiences writing the novel in New York City. I don\u2019t want to give away all the details, but her relationship with a certain boy who she meets in her home town and then encounters again later in life is fascinating.<\/p>\n

It is important for children to realize that authors of books are real people because it helps them understand they might be able to become authors, too. Alabama Spitfire<\/em> not only gives readers a glimpse into an author\u2019s life, but also shows how she used details of her life to write a novel. It is a must read for those who love the novel, aspiring writers, and history buffs alike.<\/p>\n

Full review and more details at Wrapped in Foil blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Copyright \u00a9 2018 Roberta Gibson<\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With To Kill a Mockingbird recently winning the Great American Read contest, it’s a perfect time to find out more about author Harper Lee with the picture book biography Alabama Spitfire: The Story of Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird by Bethany Hegedus and illustrated by Erin McGuire. In spite of the overwhelming success … <\/p>\n

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