Harper Lee
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Fifty years after winning the Pulitzer Prize, To Kill a Mockingbird remains a beloved best seller and quite possibly the most influential American novel of the 20th century. Mary McDonagh Murphy's Hey, Boo explores the To Kill a Mockingbird phenomenon and unravels some of the mysteries surrounding Harper Lee, including why she never published again. It also brings to light the context and history of the novel's Deep South setting and the social changes...
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The setting is a dusty Southern town during the Depression. A white woman accuses a black man of rape. Though he is obviously innocent, the outcome of his trial is such a foregone conclusion that no lawyer will step forward to defend him--except the town's most distinguished citizen. His compassionate defense costs him many friendships but earns him the respect and admiration of his two motherless children.
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The barnyard animals dress Turkey up in a variety of costumes to get Halloween treats from Farmer Fred, but he sees right through them and sends Turkey back home each time. Then Turkey visits the neighbor Mable Mayberry, who doesn't see well with her thick glasses, and Mable believes Turkey is a child with the best costume she's ever seen so she gives him all her treats which he promptly shares with his friends.
8) Turkey Claus
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Santa Claus finds a way to help Turkey avoid becoming Christmas dinner.
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"Turkey is visiting the ocean for the very first time! But when he arrives, he has to stay in Farmer Jake's petting zoo on the boardwalk. If only he could get to the beach for some splashing and surfing.... Luckily, his friends are determined to help him have an utterly crab-ulous beach day, offi-shell duties or not--and they get to have some fun along the way"--Provided by publisher.