Alabama Spitfire

Author

Bethany Hegedus

Illustrator

Erin McGuire

Book Summary

Nelle Harper Lee grew up in the rocky red soil of Monroeville, Alabama. From the get-go she was a spitfire. Unlike most girls at that time and place, Nelle preferred overalls to dresses and climbing trees to tea parties. Nelle loved to watch her daddy try cases in the courtroom. And she and her best friend, Tru, devoured books and wrote stories of their own. More than anything Nelle loved words.

Nelle, inspired by her childhood, penned To Kill a Mockingbird. A groundbreaking book about small-town injustice.

Age Range
Ages 4 to 8 (grades K-3)
ISBN #
0062456709
Publisher
Balzer + Bray
Book Category
Sheroes