Why am I passionate about this?
I have been a voracious reader all my life. As a child, my happy place was the public library. I realized quickly that not all novels had the same effect. Most stories were enjoyable, but there were some books that told a story to make a point. These were stories with characters that I couldn’t forget, and I was challenged, encouraged, and inspired by what I read. These novels changed me for the better. I am grateful for authors who wrote stories with purpose. Now I have an opportunity to tell a story that will have an impact and make a difference in the lives of those who read it.
Galynne's book list on telling a story to touch the heart
Why did Galynne love this book?
This book has fallen in and out of favor over the years, but I applaud and defend it as one of the most brilliant and moving books ever written.
There is something powerful about walking beside a young child and seeing the world through her eyes. Maycomb is not a perfect town. The neighbors and townsfolk are not perfect people. There is much to confuse in the court case taken on by Atticus Finch.
But as Scout tries to make sense of injustice in a broken world with broken people, she learns about character, choice, and courage. She will also find loyalty, love, and hope in the most unexpected of places.
30 authors picked To Kill a Mockingbird as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
'Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.'
Atticus Finch gives this advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of this classic novel - a black man charged with attacking a white girl. Through the eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Lee explores the issues of race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s with compassion and humour. She also creates one of the great heroes of literature in their father, whose lone struggle for justice pricks the conscience of a town steeped…