To Kill a Mockingbird is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee. It is a coming-of-age story set in the 1930s in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama. The book follows Scout Finch, a young girl, as she learns about racism, injustice, and the power of empathy. The cover art of To Kill a Mockingbird often features a mockingbird, symbolizing innocence and the loss of it in a prejudiced society.