I Am Scout

The Biography of Harper Lee

Charles J. Shields

Henry Holt and Co.

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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 bestseller 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 will appreciate this glimpse into the life of its fascinating author.
 
I Am Scout is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

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"An absorbing and easy narrative style." - Kirkus Reviews

"A fascinating look at the unconventional Lee." - Booklist

"A surprisingly fascinating read." - School Library Journal

"A page-turner." - ElleGirl

"Readers will come away with the sense not only that they know the writer of [To Kill a Mockingbird,] but also that she is someone that they would quite like." - The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

 
 
 

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Charles J. Shields

CHARLES J. SHIELDS is the recipient of a Quill Award Nomination for Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee. He has been a teacher, a reporter for public radio, and a journalist, and is the author of several nonfiction books for young readers. He and his wife reside in Barboursville, Virginia.

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I Am Scout
The Biography of Harper Lee
Charles J. Shields
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American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults, Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, Arizona Grand Canyon Young Readers Master List

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Hardcover
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Henry Holt and Co.
April 2008
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780805083347
ISBN10: 0805083340
Young Adult Nonfiction
6 x 9 inches, 256 pages, Black-and-white photographs
Age Range: 12 and up
Grade Range: 7 and up Information for Librarians

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Lexile: 1120L
AR Quiz Number: 121469
AR Points: 10

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