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Cannery Row
The book is set on a street in Monterey, California called Cannery Row. It's a fairly poor district. Mack is a poor but kind-hearted character who li...

Cup of Gold
Henry Morgan is a young boy in 17th century Wales when he meets an ex-pirate. He hangs on the man's every word and dreams of nothing more than becomin...

East of Eden
It tells the story of a boy becoming a man as he overcomes the jealousy of his brother and realizes self-worth. He also discovers that everyone posses...

Of Mice and Men
Lennie and George are wheat buckers in the 1930's. They travel around together even though they are very different; Lennie is big, but mentally retar...

The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath is the story of a family who is struck by the great depression, and travels to California with the hope of a new life. They encoun...

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The Moon is Down
This novel is set in a small town in Norway during World War II, a unique setting for a Steinbeck novel. Nazis have occupied, overrun and exploited t...



The Pearl
Kino is a poor Indian pearl diver. When his baby, Coyotito, is stung by a scorpion, he fears that he may not make it. One day, when diving, he ...

The Red Pony
The Red Pony is split into main short stories; The Gift, The Great Mountains, The Promise and The Leader of the People. Jody, the protagonist is g...

The Winter of Our Discontent
Ethan Hawley is discontented. He's a store clerk in a long line of wealthy men; a store clerk in a store his family used to own. He lives in the famil...

Tortilla Flat
Danny, a young man living in poverty and alcoholism in California, finds out after being released from prison that his grandfather has died, and Dann...

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