Most students at Watauga are likely familiar with the great novelist John Steinbeck. In freshmen English, many will read his book “Of Mice and Men” as a part of the curriculum. Packed full of his signature prose, the book is often thought of as an introduction piece to the world of Steinbeck. Having grown up in the region himself, Steinbeck’s vivid depictions of California’s central coast region, the setting for the majority of his most famous works, are remarkable in their a