Harper Lee was born in 1926 in Monroeville, Alabama and dropped out of law school to pursue her dream of becoming a writer. Her 1960 novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" won the Pulitzer Prize and was based on racism and discrimination, becoming her only published work. Now 85 years old, Harper Lee lives peacefully in New York City avoiding attention around her still famous novel.

1. HARPER LEE
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2. BIOGRAPHY
 Harper Lee was born on April 28, 1926 in Monroeville
Alabama
 She dropped out of law school to pursue her dream of
becoming a successful writer
 She wrote a successful novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”

3. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
 “To Kill a Mockingbird” was published on 1960
 It won the Pulitzer prize- winning best- seller
 The book was based on racism and discrimination

4. OTHER NOVELS
 She wrote one other novel “In Cold Blood”
 This novel was never published
 “To Kill a Mockingbird” was her only published novel

5. BIGGEST INFLUENCES/WHY SHE WROTE IT
 A life long friend named Truman Capote and her peers
 Also a lyricist named Michael Martin Brown
 It’s a kind of autobiography with different names for people

6. WHERE IS SHE NOW
 Harper Lee is now 85 living peacefully in New York City
 She avoids things having to do with her still famous novel

7. SOURCES
Biography.com
Harperlee.com/biography