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Posted at 10:54 AM ET, 07/11/2010

‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ from $3.95 to $39,000
By Valerie Strauss
In 1960 you could buy the first edition of "To Kill a Mockingbird" for $3.95. Today you can pay $39,000!

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Posted at 10:34 AM ET, 07/11/2010

Why ‘Mockingbird’ has been challenged
By Valerie Strauss
"To Kill a Mockingbird" is now a classic, but there have been challenges to the book over the years, and initial reviews were mixed in 1960. One called it "sugar-water."

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Posted at 09:56 AM ET, 07/11/2010

The story behind ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
By Valerie Strauss
"To Kill a Mockingbird" turns 50 on Sunday. Here's the story of how the author, Harper Lee, came to write it.

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