Salinger, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye. Boston: Little,
Brown and Company, 1951. ISBN-0316769487. Paperback. USD $4.99.
Awards/Honors:
- among the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005 as chosen by Time & named by Modern Library
-one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.
Annotation:
Holden isn't sure if getting kicked out of school was the worst thing that could happen to him, or the best thing. Feelings are not easy to hide in this 17-year-old's head. He wears his emotions on his sleeve for all to see.
Booktalk:
"What really knocks me out is a book that, when
you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific
friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like
it. That doesn't happen much, though.”
If you really want to get into the head of a character in a
book, this is the perfect opportunity. Holden Caulfield, 17, lonely, depressed,
and dealing with the fact that he was kicked out of school, speaks his mind
loud and clear. A page-turner to say the least, The Cather in the Rye captures the essence of a teenager dealing
with issues that many teens can relate to.
Though his school, Pencey Prep, kicked
him out, Holden considered it breaking free. Free from his roommate, hall-mates,
classmates, and teachers that drove Holden nuts.
Follow Holden as he embarks on an adventure away from
Pencey, back home to the busy, yet empty feeling streets of New York City, and
eventually to his parent’s house. Holden allows each and every reader step into
his thoughts detail-by-detail, minute-by-minute of “last Christmas.”
Watch this clever book review of the first half of The Catcher in the Rye:
A creative homemade movie trailer:
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