Harper Lee's New Novel Excites Northwoods Fans

Do you remember the names Scout and Atticus Finch? Fifty-five years ago they appeared in Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird." Decades later they're back—and as popular as ever.

Lee's second novel, "Go Set a Watchman," follows up on Lee's hugely popular first book. In the new novel, Scout, the main character, is grown up and goes back to her southern home in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement. People in the Northwoods and all over the world can't wait to read it.

"The demand has been pretty impressive," said MaryTaylor, a librarian at the Minocqua Public Library. "People are talking about it."

Full story: WJFW

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