Of Mice and Men (1939 film) touched and held onto a young woman's dress (not shown, but mentioned). While on a bus en route to the new ranch, Lennie — who, because of his mental disability, is prone to forget the simplest things or phrases but can only remember about the rabbits—asks George where they are going. George is annoyed about this and tells him about the work cards they got at the bus entrance, which Lennie does remember, but incorrectly remembers having them in his pocket, since George has both of them. After being dropped off 10 miles from their destination, George and Lennie decide
Catalyst (novel) Catalyst (novel) Catalyst is a 2002 novel by Laurie Halse Anderson about a senior named Kate Malone. Teenreads.com put "Catalyst" on its Ultimate Teen Reading List. It is set in the same fictional setting of Anderson's previous novel "Speak". The book tells the story of Kate Malone, a preacher's daughter and high school student who is excellent in chemistry and aspires to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but faces multiple tragic situations, ranging from rejection by MIT, to her neighbor Teri Litch's house burning down at the end of her senior year. Throughout the novel Anderson makes extensive references