(McCarthy, 48) Steinbeck's next big California book was Of Mice and Men. ... Of Mice and Men is widely known as " one of Steinbeck's warmest books," (Leone, 52) and also known as one of his greatest. ... In this book a group of homeless men, who lived in a building owned by the Chinese general store owner in town, wanted to throw a party for doc, a character based on Ricketts, because he was always so helpful to everyone in town. ...

• Word Count: 1379
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

(McCarthy, 48) Steinbeck's next big California book was Of Mice and Men. ... Of Mice and Men is widely known as " one of Steinbeck's warmest books," (Leone, 52) and also known as one of his greatest. ... In this book a group of homeless men, who lived in a building owned by the Chinese general store owner in town, wanted to throw a party for doc, a character based on Ricketts, because he was always so helpful to everyone in town. ...

• Word Count: 1424
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Two years later, one of his more successful and popular books, Of Mice and Men, was written. ... Steinbeck's writing style seemed to do just that, show the faults of men and women, but at the same time showed how great the power of the human heart is. ... He risked his own life many times to save wounded men. ...

• Word Count: 1364
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

John Steinbeck is an author that most people are familiar with. In almost every high school across America, one of his books is on a required reading list that students are supposed to read. But who is the man behind the stories? What was it like for his when he was a kid and why did he write what ...

• Word Count: 1322
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School