Why did Miss Delacourt choose To Kill A Mockingbird for Corky?

Miss Delacourt introduces "To Kill A Mockingbird" as a grownup book for Corky to read. Did she have a specific motive in introducing this book?

I think Miss Delacourt chose "To Kill a Mockingbird" for Corky because Corky had just turned 13 and could now read "more grown-up" books. She also saw how bright and curious Corky was, and felt that she would eventually read it anyway when she got to hight school. I suspect that Miss Delacourt knew the world outside of High Cotton was changing and that Corky could handle and benefit from knowing more.

Miss Delacourt paired Corky with the book because she knew that corky was always curious about life. Corky always asked questions about the interactions in her life, so the librarian wanted to give this novel to a young person with a somewhat open mind.

I agree with Joyce & BJHB that the librarian knew Corky was an advanced reader and was bright and curious. I also agree that she knew things were changing in the world, even in their small town, and that was a way to introduce Corky to that.

Miss Delacourt chose this book for Corky for a number of reasons: Corky would likely relate to Scout; Corky was old enough to understand what had happened and what was happening; Atticus was not only an attorney, he was the father of two children on the cusp of navigating adult issues (like Corky); the book has so many layers, but they all intertwine and Corky was mature enough to see that. I do not think I will ever read a book that I love more than To Kill a Mockingbird, though I did not read it for the first time until I was an adult. I do wish a librarian or teacher (or one of my parents) had urged it upon me. But reading it for the first time as an adult has not taken away my love and deep esteem for the characters, the message, the lesson and Harper Lee's brilliant and loving story.