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A beautifully crafted graphic novel adaptation of Harper Lee’s beloved, Pulitzer prize–winning American classic...
“Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”
A haunting portrait of race and class, innocence and injustice, hypocrisy and heroism, tradition and transformation in the Deep South of the 1930s, Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird remains as important today as it was upon its initial publication in 1960, during the turbulent years of the Civil Rights movement.
Now, this most beloved and acclaimed novel is reborn for a new age as a gorgeous graphic novel. Scout, Gem, Boo Radley, Atticus Finch, and the small town of Maycomb, Alabama, are all captured in vivid and moving illustrations by artist Fred Fordham.
Enduring in vision, Harper Lee’s timeless novel illuminates the complexities of human nature and the depths of the human heart with humor, unwavering honesty, and a tender, nostalgic beauty. Lifetime admirers and new readers alike will be touched by this special visual edition that joins the ranks of the graphic novel adaptations of A Wrinkle in Time and The Alchemist.
Review:
Got a reluctant reader? Then THIS type of reissue of a classic novel is EXACTLY what you are looking for! Not only do the strong colors of the graphics graph your child's eye, the story unfolds in a visual way for them, that allows them to get caught up in the story, without realizing JUST how much reading they ARE doing! Miss Grace devoured this book in one sitting, as she was so spellbound! It helped that we had recently discussed race relations for the period of the book, so she had a foundation, but when she finished she realized what she had not truly comprehended, but now saw, as she had seen in through the graphic novelization! It may seem sacriligious, but if I can get my kid to voluntarily read and DISCUSS a classic and its time period and events, I'm all for it! We hope to see more graphic adaptaions from Fred!
About the Artist:
Fred Fordham was born in 1985 and grew up in North London. He studied politics and philosophy at Sussex University where he discovered comics after reading Marjane Sartrapi’s Persepolis. His first work in the medium (Nightfall) was published in France. He has since written and illustrated for various publications, most recently illustrating Philip Pullman’s debut graphic novel The Adventures of John Blake: Mystery of the Ghost Ship. He lives in London.
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