Famed author Harper Lee died on February 19, 2016, at the age of 89. For most of her life Lee was famous for having written one extraordinary novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, never having written another book. In recent years, however, Lee emerged from her well-guarded privacy, with the release of an earlier prequel to Mockingbird, Go Set A Watchman. Released among accusations that Lee's agent was trying to steal her royalties Watchman complicated the portrayal of one of the heroes of Mockingbird, Atticus Finch. Here are 15 vocabulary words from To Kill A Mockingbird and from two of the rare interviews Lee granted over the course of her life.
Here are links to our lists for Lee's works: To Kill a Mockingbird, Go Set a Watchman
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