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 * //The Associa//te by John Grisham** With an unforgettable cast of characters and villains—from Baxter Tate, a drug-addled trust fund kid and possible rapist, to Dale, a pretty but seemingly quiet former math teacher who shares Kyle’s “cubicle” at the law firm, to two of the most powerful and fiercely competitive defense contractors in the country—and featuring all the twists and turns that have made John Grisham the most popular storyteller in the world, THE ASSOCIATE is vintage Grisham.


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Imitate the Tiger** by Jan Cheripko A high school footbal player must face himself and his shortcomings, even though he thinks everybody else is not understanding him. This journey through his realization of self-discovery will keep you interested in the outcome and his resolution.

==//Of Mice and Men// is a novel set on a ranch in the Salinas Valley in California during __ the Great Depression __ of the 1930s. It was the __ first work __ to bring John Steinbeck national recognition as a writer. The title suggests that the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry, a reference to Robert Burns's poem "To a Mouse." //Of Mice and Men// was selected for the __ Book of the Month Club __ before it was officially published, an honor that encouraged 117,000 copies of the novel to be sold before its official publication on February 25, 1937. Critical response to the novel was generally positive.==