Books similar to To Kill a Mocking Bird
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FROM: Annette Weiss <[removed]@metronet.lib.mi.us>
REC'D: 5/19/02, 3:44 PM
I have a teacher who is looking for books similar to To Kill a
Mockingbird. These titles do not have to be fiction (although fiction
would be good). She does want:
A hero (like Atticus)
Setting U.S.
Appropriate for 8th grade
I am hoping to collect titles within the week.
Thanks,
Annette
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FROM: David Wright <[removed]@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 5/19/02, 4:39 PM
David Wright
Seattle Public Library
FROM: "gary warren niebuhr" <[removed]@mcfls.org>
REC'D: 7/19/96, 10:47 AM
My name is Jennifer Daniels and as a part of our
readers advisory training
at our library, I am going to lead a staff
discussion of Harper Lee's To
Kill A Mockingbird. Part of the discussion
includes read-alikes, and I need
help developing a bibliography of read-alikes on
this title. I am looking
for books that involve at least two of the
following topics: trials, white
lawyers defending non-white clients, and the
South. The obvious read-alike
is A Time to Kill by John Grisham, but I would
appreciate hearing about
others. Thanks.
Gary Warren Niebuhr, Library Director
Greendale Public Library
5647 Broad Street
Greendale, WI 53129
(414) 423-2136 (phone) 423-2139 (FAX)
[removed]@mcfls.org (E-mail)
FROM: "Ricki Nordmeyer" <[removed]@nslsilus.org>
REC'D: 7/19/96, 11:43 AM
"Snow Falling on Cedars" by David Guterson would
be an appropriate
read-a-like for "To kill a Mockingbird."
On Fri, 19 Jul 1996, gary warren niebuhr wrote:
FROM: "Penny Stevens" <[removed]@erols.com>
REC'D: 7/19/96, 9:50 PM
Cold Sassy tree is a readalike because it is a
child's point of view of an
adult situation, it is set in the south too. Also
Ferris Beach by Jill
McCorkle fits this criteria.
Dick & Penny Stevens [removed]@erols.com
8611 Ordinary Way 703-978-9244
Annandale, VA 22003-4431
FROM: "Debra Eisert" <[removed]@iglou.com>
REC'D: 7/20/96, 5:53 AM
Robert McCammon's Boy's Life is a child's view of
life set in the
south. (and has the same sense of age/innocence
of To Kill a
Mockingbird) There are some racial themes to
complete the
anology. If the fantasy elements bother you, they
really are
not a major part of this story.
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FROM: <[removed]@MBLN.LIB.MA.US>
REC'D: 7/22/96, 2:53 PM
Crazy in Alabama by Mark Childress, told from a
boys point of view during
the 1960's-1970's.
Ann Collins
Brookline Public Library
Brookline, MA
FROM: "gary warren niebuhr" <[removed]@mcfls.org>
REC'D: 7/24/96, 2:37 PM
Here is a bibliography of titles suggested as
readalikes for Harper Lee's To
Kill A Mockingbird. Some of the titles reflect
the perspective of the
narrator, while others focus on the theme of the
trial. Thanks to everyone
who contributed a title.
After the bibliography is a series of questions
we used in our staff book
discussion on this title.
Boy's Life by Robert McCammon. Pocket, 1991.
A child's view of life in the South with some
racial
themes included plus an element of the fantastic.
Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns. Ticknor &
Fields, 1984.
A child's view of adult situations, set in the
South.
Crazy in Alabama by Mark Childress. G. P.
Putnam's Sons, 1993.
A boy's point of view of growing up in the 60's
and 70's.
Ferris Beach by Jill McCorkle. Algonquin, 1990.
Probable Cause by Grif Stockley. Simon and
Schuster, 1992.
A white lawyer defends a African-American
psychologist who is on trial
for manslaugter in a setting of inflamed racial
tensions.
Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson.
Harcourt Brace, 1994.
A Time to Kill by John Grisham. Wynwood, 1989.
A white lawyer defends an African-American man on
trial for murder in the state of Mississippi.
Tobacco Sticks by William Elliot Hazelgrove.
Pantonne, 1995.
Questions for a discussion on To Kill A
Mockingbird:
How many themes can you identify in this book?
This book is set in 1935. Does it work as a
historical novel?
Is there a feminist perspective to this book
because of Jem's narrative voice?
What roles are protrayed for women in the small
town Southern society of 1935?
This book won the Pulitzer Prize and is still
widely read today in many
literature classes. Why is this book so
universally recommended?
How does the portrayal of African-Americans seem
from today's perspectives?
Is Atticus a heroic figure, or is he a
manipulative calculator?
What kind of father was Atticus?
What lessons are learned from reading this book?
Gary Warren Niebuhr, Library Director
Greendale Public Library
5647 Broad Street
Greendale, WI 53129
(414) 423-2136 (phone) 423-2139 (FAX)
[removed]@mcfls.org (E-mail)
FROM: <[removed]@foxnet.net>
REC'D: 7/30/96, 9:33 AM
Jennifer
..I am looking for books that involve at least
two of the following topics:
trials, whitelawyers defending non-white clients,
and the South.
A very moving book is Cry the Beloved Country by
Alan Paton. It is set in
South Africa and involves a murder, the trial and
defense of a non-white man
by a white lawyer. Apartheid and the resulting
relationships which existed
among South Africans of all hues is a main focus
of this story (One of my
all time favourites).
Cheers
Donna Bright [removed]@foxnet.net)
Branch Librarian
Thunder Bay Public Library
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Canada
FROM: <[removed]@foxnet.net>
REC'D: 7/30/96, 9:40 AM
Mildred D. Taylor wrote of a trial which fits all
your criteria. I believe
it was in Let the Circle be Unbroken, her sequel
to Roll of Thunder Hear my
Cry, a Newbery winner.
Cheers
Donna Bright [removed]@foxnet.net)
Branch Librarian
Thunder Bay Public Library
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Canada
FROM: "Al Bennett" <[removed]@library.ca.gov>
REC'D: 7/30/96, 11:50 AM
John T Lescroart's latest book "A Certain
Justice" (1995) is page-turner
great read mystery that is heavy on black-white
legal tension. His
earlier Dismas Hardy books (starting with Dead
Irish) all include
black-white material. They are set in San
Francisco.
Al Bennett, Literacy Specialist
California State Library tel: 916-653-7743
PO Box 942837 fax: 916-653-8443
Sacramento CA 94237-0001 internet:
[removed]@library.ca.gov
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REC'D: 5/20/02, 8:48 AM
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FROM: "Gary Niebuhr" <[removed]@mcfls.org>
REC'D: 5/20/02, 8:58 AM
I have two suggestions:
Snow falling on cedars by David Guterson
A Boy's Life by Robert R. McCammon
The McCammon would probably have the greater appeal to 8th graders, and Snow
might be a bit over their heads.
Gary Warren Niebuhr, Library Director
Greendale Public Library
5647 Broad Street
Greendale, WI 53129
(414) 423-2136
[removed]@mcfls.org
www.greendale.org/library.htm
FROM: Michele Reinhart <[removed]@ghpl.org>
REC'D: 5/20/02, 10:02 AM
What about _The Yearling_ by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings? It reminds me of _To
Kill a Mockingbird_ with its coming-of-age and father-as-hero themes. I first
read it as a child -- and loved it -- and recently re-read it for my book
discussion group -- and LOVED it!; I'd say it's appropriate for any age.
Michele Reinhart
Reference Department
Grandview Heights Public Library
Columbus, Ohio
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>Hi,
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>I have a teacher who is looking for books similar to To Kill a
>Mockingbird. These titles do not have to be fiction (although fiction
>would be good). She does want:
>A hero (like Atticus)
>Setting U.S.
>Appropriate for 8th grade
>
>I am hoping to collect titles within the week.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Annette
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>Adult Services Librarian Fax: (248) 553-3228
> E-Mail: [removed]@metronet.lib.mi.us
>Farmington Community Library
>32737 W. 12 Mile Rd.
>Farmington Hills, MI 48334
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