| Of Mice and Men Contributor(s): Steinbeck, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0140177396 ISBN-13: 9780140177398 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $11.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1993 Annotation: Tragic tale of a retarded man and the friend who loves and tries to protect him. With illustrations from the movie starring John Malkovich and Gary Sinise. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Small Town & Rural |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 93011712 |
| Lexile Measure: 630 |
| Series: Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 4.1" W x 7.3" (0.15 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Geographic Orientation - California |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 8665 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great Depression They are an unlikely pair: George is small and quick and dark of face; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a family, clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation. Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. When they land jobs on a ranch in the Salinas Valley, the fulfillment of their dream seems to be within their grasp. But even George cannot guard Lennie from the provocations of a flirtatious woman, nor predict the consequences of Lennie's unswerving obedience to the things George taught him. A thriller, a gripping tale . . . that you will not set down until it is finished. Steinbeck has touched the quick. --The New York Times |