(W) Harper Lee (A/CA) Fred Fordham. "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. Harper Lee's 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* 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.