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Gr 5-8 These books introduce important authors, explaining how their works reflected their experiences and the eras in which they lived. Each one opens with a defining episode from the author's life, such as Steinbeck's travels with migrant workers or Fitzgerald's broken engagement, which changed his outlook and inspired his best work. The authors then go back and trace each man's life, emphasizing how his experiences shaped his writing and how his work in turn both defined periods of American history and influenced Amer...Log In or Sign Up to Read More