To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was immediately successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on the author's observations of her family and neighbors, as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, when she was 10 years old. 

As a Southern Gothic novel and a Bildungsroman, the primary themes of To Kill a Mockingbird involve racial injustice and the destruction of innocence. Scholars have noted that Lee also addresses issues of class, courage, compassion, and gender roles in the American Deep South. The book is widely taught in schools in the United States with lessons that emphasize tolerance and decry prejudice. Despite its themes, To Kill a Mockingbird has been subject to campaigns for removal from public classrooms, often challenged for its use of racial epithets.
Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird?
When was it published?
Was it a hit at first?
What prize did it win?
What nationality was the author?
Did she make up the characters from scratch?
Was it based on an event?
Where?
In what year?
How old was she then?
What kind of story is it?
How many main themes are there?
What was one?
And the other?
Are gender roles addressed?
Is it taught in schools?
Does it contain racial names?
What are three other issues the book has?
Where in the US does the book take place?
Harper Lee
To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. 
1960
To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. I
yes
It was immediately successful
Pulitzer Prize
 It was immediately successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, an
American
has become a classic of modern American literature. T
no
The plot and characters are loosely based on the author's observations of her family and neighbors, a
as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, yes
as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, when she was 10 years old. 
near her hometown
as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, when she was 10 years old. 
1936
 as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, when she was 10 years old.
10
as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, when she was 10 years old. 
Southern Gothic novel
As a Southern Gothic novel and a Bildungsroman, 
two
As a Southern Gothic novel and a Bildungsroman, the primary themes of To Kill a Mockingbird involve racial injustice and the destruction of innocence. 
racial injustice
the primary themes of To Kill a Mockingbird involve racial injustice and the destruction of innocence. 
the destruction of innocence
the primary themes of To Kill a Mockingbird involve racial injustice and the destruction of innocence.
yes
Lee also addresses issues of class, courage, compassion, and gender roles in the American Deep South. 
yes
 The book is widely taught in schools in the United States
yes
often challenged for its use of racial epithets.
class, courage, and compassion
Scholars have noted that Lee also addresses issues of class, courage, compassion
Deep South
Lee also addresses issues of class, courage, compassion, and gender roles in the American Deep South.