A review by kimshimsy
Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck

4.0

I'm assigning this to my Honors American Literature kids this summer. The teacher before me assigned it, but I dropped it after my first year. This year I wanted to realign myself with the course theme "Our (shared) American Identity," and I think Travels with Charley is a good kickoff to exploring that theme. (I also allow them to listen to it rather than reading it). We'll open the year discussing if we have a shared American Identity, and if so, what it might be.

I enjoyed this more than I did six years ago when I first found it. I think there's a lot of discussion fodder as far as the identity of the America and its people.