Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. New York: Penguin Group, 2002. ISBN- 9780142000670. Paperback. USD $14.00. 

Awards/Honors:
-1938 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award

Annotation:

Lennie and George share the same dream but live in very different bodies and minds. Friends have each others backs, no matter what the consequence.

Booktalk:

To be as big and strong as an ox and to have a mind as small and naïve as a child sounds impossibly frustrating, don’t you think? Lennie lived his life this way, a big man with a large body and a slower brain. His partner in crime, George, was the opposite in every way. He was slim, slender, and smart. Together, they dreamt of owning a farm, while struggling for work during the Great Depression. When they get a job working on a ranch, their dreams are as big as ever, but ranch life becomes complicated. Soon their dreams are pushed further off into the distance as the days go by. How does George save Lennie from his hard life? Do they every own that dream farm? How do mice tie in to this world of men? Find out in this captivating novel, Of Mice and Men.  


Of Mice and Men was turned in to a film not once, but twice!
In 1939 and its remake in 1992:

Feel free to watch the entire original movie:

and the trailer to the 1992 version:

Visit the National Steinbeck Center!