District temporarily pulls classic novels after complaint

ACCOMAC, Va. (AP) — A Virginia school district is considering whether two classic books are inappropriate for students after a parent filed a formal complaint. Local news media outlets report that an Accomack County Public Schools parent filed a complaint against the use of “the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “To Kill a Mockingbird” because … Continue reading →

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Harper Lee, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ author, has died at 89

NEW YORK (AP) — Harper Lee, the elusive novelist whose child’s-eye view of racial injustice in a small Southern town, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” became standard reading for millions of young people and an Oscar-winning film, has died. She was 89. Lee died peacefully Friday, publisher HarperCollins said in a statement. It did not give … Continue reading →

As novel ‘Mockingbird’ soared, author Lee grew more elusive

      Harper Lee was an ordinary woman as stunned as anybody by the extraordinary success of “To Kill a Mockingbird.” “It was like being hit over the head and knocked cold,” Lee — who died Friday at age 89, according to publisher HarperCollins — said during a 1964 interview, at a time when … Continue reading →

Harper Lee, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ author, has died at 89

NEW YORK (AP) — Harper Lee, the elusive novelist whose child’s-eye view of racial injustice in a small Southern town, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” became standard reading for millions of young people and an Oscar-winning film, has died. She was 89. Lee died peacefully Friday, publisher HarperCollins said in a statement. It did not give … Continue reading →

Harper Lee, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ author, has died at 89

NEW YORK (AP) — Harper Lee, the elusive novelist whose child’s-eye view of racial injustice in a small Southern town, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” became standard reading for millions of young people and an Oscar-winning film, has died. She was 89. Lee died peacefully Friday, Feb 19, 2016, publisher HarperCollins said in a statement. It … Continue reading →

Group seeks rights to ‘Mockingbird’ play in Lee’s hometown

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A new group plans to produce a stage version of “To Kill a Mockingbird” in author Harper Lee’s hometown, where leaders fear a stalemate over rights to the play will kill an annual production that lures thousands of visitors annually. An actor in the play, Connie Baggett, said Friday that … Continue reading →