Book Report On Of Mice And Men By John Steinback

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A fiction story that I have read in the past that has helped me is called Of Mice And Men by John Steinback. This story showed me in life times are tough and you have to do things you don’t like such as making changes or different work or moving to different places to live. In the story Lenny and George are running from guys with guns and dogs chasing them because Lenny did something bad this time it was not a good thing. A young girl has accused Lenny of trying to rape her and this is why the men are running them out of town. Lenny and George find another plantation to stay at with work and a place to eat and sleep a rich man owns it and he has a young wife and George tells Lenny not to do anything stupid. George finds Lenny with a mouse and

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