Up Close: John Steinbeck

by Milton Meltzer

Series: Up Close

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A biography of twentieth-century American journalist and author, John Steinbeck, that chronicles both his personal and professional life and classic works that reflect upon some of the most turbulent times of American history.

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Bibliodidact | Oct 31, 2015 |

I perused this book and found it to be a good, age-appropriate biography. The formatting is very straight-forward. There are a few pictures, but not many. The chapters are numbered, rather than titled. I think it would make a good student companion to any of Steinbeck's novels. (

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