To Kill a Mockingbird is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that tackles themes of racial injustice and the loss of innocence. Set in the 1930s in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, the story is narrated by Scout Finch, a young girl who learns about compassion and empathy through her father's defense of a black man wrongly accused of rape. Harper Lee's masterpiece continues to resonate with readers of all ages.