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Alabama Spitfire: The Story of Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird by Bethany Hegedus, Erin Mcguire
katscribefever's review
5.0
Phenomenal biography; beautiful illustrations give an interesting peek into one of America's greatest authors. Cannot recommend it enough.
ivyinthepages's review against another edition
4.0
Rating: 4 leaves out of 5
Characters: 4/5
Cover: 4/5
Story: 4/5
Writing: 4/5
Genre: Children/ Non Fiction book
Type: Book
Worth?: Yes
Characters: 4/5
Cover: 4/5
Story: 4/5
Writing: 4/5
Genre: Children/ Non Fiction book
Type: Book
Worth?: Yes
erinj254's review
4.0
A little over my 4-year-old's head but makes me want to reread To Kill A Mockingbird.
turrean's review
I admire the book and the artwork. I admire the subject of the book like crazy—like many of my generation, I was required to read To Kill a Mockingbird as a school assignment. And despite that, I loved it.
Lee’s second book is mentioned in the endnotes. In an attempt to present Lee as a shining knight in opposition to racism, Hegedus shies away from Lee’s more nuanced portrait of Atticus Finch—one that shows a white population happy to stand up for black folks...provided they know their place.
This just feels like a book calculated to catch the attention of adult book buyers, but not necessarily the children for whom it’s intended.
And next on my pile is a picture book biography of Jane Austen, about which I have similar thoughts.
Lee’s second book is mentioned in the endnotes. In an attempt to present Lee as a shining knight in opposition to racism, Hegedus shies away from Lee’s more nuanced portrait of Atticus Finch—one that shows a white population happy to stand up for black folks...provided they know their place.
This just feels like a book calculated to catch the attention of adult book buyers, but not necessarily the children for whom it’s intended.
And next on my pile is a picture book biography of Jane Austen, about which I have similar thoughts.
rebeccadanielle's review
4.0
I enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought I would. The illustrations are incredibly lovely. I do feel that for the younger readers this book may be slightly confusing to them if they do not know Harper Lee or To Kill a Mockingbird. As an adult reader of this book I feel it's great.
readingthroughtheages's review
4.0
Interesting to learn more about Lee's early years, but I'm wondering how young readers, who probably haven't even heard of MOCKINGBIRD will react to this book.
rainbowbookworm's review against another edition
5.0
Perfect for those who want to introduce children to the author of one of the seminal works in American literature.
claudiaswisher's review
4.0
It's tough to write a children's biography about Harper Lee...because she was so quiet. Yes, a quiet spitfire. But quiet.
This does a good job of filling in the bare bones...Monroeville, Dill, her family, her work in NYC...
Nothing new, and nothing to help us see her in a new light. Not these author's and illustrator's fault, certainly
This does a good job of filling in the bare bones...Monroeville, Dill, her family, her work in NYC...
Nothing new, and nothing to help us see her in a new light. Not these author's and illustrator's fault, certainly
literacydocent's review against another edition
4.0
Well told which is why I gave it 4 stars. Having said that, this is yet another picture book being published this year that will be more interesting to adults than it will be for children.