Of Mice and Men / John Steinbeck 105 p.

During the Depression, migrant workers George Milton and Lennie Small, his simple-minded friend, dream of a place of their own while working on a ranch in the Salinas Valley, just as it is in their grasp, tragedy comes as Lennie follows his child-like instincts into deep trouble.



Decade Books: 1930

Banned Books

Banned in Ireland (1953); Syracuse, IN (1974); Oil City, PA (I977); Grand Blanc, MI (1979);Continental, OH (1980) and other communities.  Challenged through this decade.
For profanity and using God's name in vain; racial slurs; violent and contains obscenities; does not represent traditional values; derogatory towards African Americans, women, and the developmentally disabled.

Nickel and dimed : on (not) getting by in America / Barbara Ehrenreich 221 p.

Writer Barbara Ehrenreich went undercover for three months to work low paying jobs in three different locals where she finds out how non-skilled workers work to make ends meet; it's tough to find housing on her salary and each job took concentration-- keeping to the maids' schedule difficult.

Banned for Reasons: drugs, inaccurate, offensive language, political viewpoint, and religious viewpoint