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On July 30, @CapriciousReadr and I gathered with several others on Twitter to live-tweet our reactions as we viewed the 1962 movie adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird. We each settled in with our beverage and snack of choice (I was only kidding about the Alabama Slammers!), and pressed “Play” simultaneously. What kinds of things did [...] Scout, Atticus & Boo: A Celebration of Fifty Years of To Kill a Mockingbird by Mary McDonagh Murphy Back-of-the-book blurb: To mark the fiftieth anniversary of To Kill a Mockingbird, Mary McDonagh Murphy reviews its history and examines how the novel has left its mark on a broad range [...] This readalong post is FULL OF SPOILERS! Skip right past it if you haven’t read the book! But, before you go … I want to make sure you’ve read this great guest post from earlier in the week, in which an educator shares her approach to getting her students into the minds of the TKAM characters. ** [...] When I first posted about the 50th anniversary celebration for Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, I received many positive responses from people who had read the book (some recently, some ages ago) and had felt a great impact. One blogging friend, Constance at Perfect Retort, told me that her niece’s 7th Grade English class recently completed a [...] The oracle known as random.org has spoken … the winner of To Kill a Mockingbird on DVD is … #3- Lindymc – “I have seen this movie, but I don’t own the DVD myself. I’d love to have it, and be able to share it with my family.” Congratulations! Please send me your mailing address and I’ll [...] This readalong post is FULL OF SPOILERS! Skip right past it if you haven’t read the book! As I read To Kill a Mockingbird (for the I-don’t-know-how-many-eth time), I made some notes of things that struck me as they might a first-time reader. It’s so hard to separate initial impressions from those which have formed over years, [...] Have you marked your calendars for Friday, July 30? That evening, beginning at 8:30 pm EST, Heather at Capricious Reader and I will host a “viewalong” of this 1962 classic film (Sigh. Gregory Peck. Sigh.). We’ll be live-tweeting our reactions to the movie, and hope you’ll join us! Follow Heather with @capriciousReadr, and I’m @tooFondOfBooks; [...] We had 72 entries for the 10 copies of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird that were generously provided by HarperCollins (no relation, ha ha!). Thanks for your enthusiasm, everyone! I hope everyone - book winner or not - can join us for the To Kill a Mockingbird readalong. I’ll be posting my thoughts about Part I on [...] For the eyes: Yes, it’s true! HarperCollins is sponsoring a very generous giveaway of this Pulitzer Prize winning novel. July 11 marks the 50th anniversary of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Join in the discussion with your thoughts as you read (or re-read) this classic. For details, visit our Giveaways page — click here. |
 
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