This novel is about a dog and a miner who explore the Great North. ... Through Genevieve's apprehensive eyes, we watch the prizefight that pits her fair young lover, "the Pride of West Oakland," against the savage and brutish John Ponta and that reveals as much about her own nature, and Joe's, as it does about the force that drives the two men in their violent, fateful encounter. ... Liebling to Ernest Hemingway to Joyce Carol Oates. ... At a time when the public thirsted for information about this wonderful new frontier of vast reaches, wild animals, great rivers, forests, mountains...

• Word Count: 1888
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

During one period that autumn he lived in one of the federal migrant camps in Central California and observed the living conditions among migrant workers. ... There were some extreme attacks on the novel, for example, the author of `The Truth About John Steinbeck and the Migrants` wrote: `I can think of no other novel which advances the idea of class war and promotes hatred of class against class more than does `The Grapes of Wreath`. ... At first Grampa is enthusiastic about the prospect of moving to California, but when the moment for departure arrives, he refuses to go. ... The other f...

• Word Count: 2399
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School