Alabama Spitfire: The Story of Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird

This nonfiction picture-book biography follows Nelle Harper Lee, who grew up in Monroeville, Alabama, and later wrote To Kill a Mockingbird. As a child, she climbed trees, rolled in tires, watched her lawyer father in court, and wrote stories. The account centers on her early life and writing. It includes an author’s note and a selected bibliography.