'To Kill a Mockingbird'

Jessie Shannon (left) and Shane Wicker rehearse their lines as Tom Robinson and Atticus Finch for Sikeston Little Theater's next production, "To Kill A Mockingbird."
(Photo by Chris Pobst, Staff)

michellef@standard-democrat.com

SIKESTON -- "Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."

Over the past 50 years since Harper Lee's novel, "To Kill A Mockingbird," was published, those words, and others, have captivated readers and movie-watchers.

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