Of Mice and Men A small town ready to

A small town ready to combust

"A dreamy beach book that also sizzles with tension

and often high on their own mythologies

" --Mark Whitaker

following an imperfect yet courageous teen as she seeks to remake herself in the homeland she always idealized

Of Mice and Men A small town ready toA 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: