LibGuides: Of Mice and Men: Books, eBooks, Media

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If you don't find enough information in our school library, you may search Western Pocono Community Library. You may also search all libraries throughout the state through Access Pennsylvania. See a library staff member if you would like to borrow a book from another library by completing the Interlibrary Loan Request Form below.

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Interlibrary Loan Request Form
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Search for eBooks

Search the databases below for additional eBooks. You may also search for eBooks using the library online catalog.

Remember: If you are at home, you will need the passwords for each database. All passwords can be found on the Gold Sheet.

Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Collection of electronic nonfiction and reference books (eBooks).

My EBSCOhost Account Tutorial
Click for a tutorial on creating a My EBSCO account to download eBooks and save articles to folders.

Destiny Discover This link opens in a new window
A collection of full-text searchable electronic books (eBooks). You may check out titles and create bookmarks, highlights, notes. You may also copy/paste/print as permitted by the publisher.
MackinVIA This link opens in a new window
Access eBooks online from anywhere and make use of the built-in dictionary and integrated search tools.
Select your school building. Login with your PV student ID # and PV computer password to access features like online checkouts, bookmarks, highlights, notes, downloads, and copy/paste/print features as permitted by the publisher.

Print Reference Sources

The books below are available in the library's reference section.

Great American Writers
Call Number: R 810.9 AME
Describes the life, career, major works, and creative inspirations for great American authors.
Literature and Its Times: Profiles of 300 Notable Literary Works and the Historical Events that Influenced Them
Call Number: R 809 LIT Vol. 3
Relates history to literature to help readers respond fully to the work. Features a brief introduction to the work; discussion of the work's historical setting; an overview of the events of the time that the work was written; and the work in focus.
Also available electronically from the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Novels for Students
Call Number: R 809.3 NOV Vol. 1
Discusses the literary and historical significance of Of Mice and Men.
Also available electronically from the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

MackinVia and GVRL eBooks

The eBooks below are available from MackinVIA or the Gale Virtual Reference Library .

Remember: If you are at home, you will need the passwords for each database. All passwords can be found on the Gold Sheet.

American Children's Literature and the Construction of Childhood
Call Number: GVRL EBK
Chapter 2: "John Steinbeck and Modernism". This chapter discusses Steinbeck's use of modernism in his works, including Of Mice and Men.
Literature and Its Times (Of Mice and Men)
Call Number: GVRL EBK
Relates history to literature to help readers respond fully to the work. Features a brief introduction to Of Mice and Men; discussion of the work's historical setting; an overview of the events of the time that the work was written; and the work in focus.
Also available in print.
Novels for Students (Of Mice and Men)
Call Number: GVRL EBK
Discusses the literary and historical significance of Of Mice and Men.
Also available in print.

Follett Shelf eBooks

The eBooks below are available from the Follett Shelf eBook collection via Destiny Discover.

Tip: You will need to log in with your PV student ID and computer network password to open the books.

The Essential Criticism of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men
Call Number: FollettShelf EBK
Presents an overview of criticism for John Steinbeck's "Of Mice And Men", including essays, articles, book excerpts, and early book reviews.
Of Mice and Men: A Kinship of Powerlessness
Call Number: FollettShelf EBK
Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work Of Mice and Men, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.
Of Mice and Men (edited by Harold Bloom)
Call Number: FollettShelf EBK
This series provides comprehensive reading and study guides for some of the world's most important literary masterpieces. Nobel Prize-winner John Steinbeck's dramatic tale follows two migrant workers pursuing their dream of one day owning their own land.