New Releases by Harper Lee

Hodder Graphics: To Kill A Mockingbird is a graphic text designed to support teaching of To Kill A Mockingbird for the GCSE English Literature exam. Its visual representation combined with its simple approach make it accessible to students across a range of abilities. The Graphic Book will provide an overview of the set text with plot and characters clearly delineated, but will also focus on aspects of the text that examiners find students struggle with most in the exam. - Support students in their understanding of the cultural and historial background to the text - Uses text extracts to develop language analysis work - Focuses on plot, characterisation, theme, language and structure as specified in the Assessment Objectives

Plot overview, Character list and analysis of major characters, themes, motifs and symbols, summary and analysis,

The explosion of racial hate and violence in a small Alabama town is viewed by a little girl whose father defends a Black man accused of rape

\"In his play, Christopher Sergel has shifted the focus slightly. The result of this shift, I believe, hightlights the novel''s universal qualities. [He] reminds us...that the issues explored are not those of a ''regional'' work of art (as the novel is often categorised) but are of importance in Nottingham, Manchester, Birmingham or wherever the play is seen by an audience.\" - from Ray Speakman''s introduction.

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