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  2. The Catcher in the Rye - Wikipedia

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    The Catcher in the Rye is a novel by American author J. D. Salinger that was partially published in serial form in 1945–46 before being novelized in 1951. Originally intended for adults, it is often read by adolescents for its themes of angst and alienation, and as a critique of superficiality in society.

  3. List of most commonly challenged books in the United States

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    2 13 — Carrie: Stephen King: Violence, anti-religious themes, sexual themes 1974 — — 81 Cat's Cradle: Kurt Vonnegut: Language, animal abuse, anti-religious themes, and scatological humor 1963 — — — Catch-22: Joseph Heller: Obscene language 1961 — — — The Catcher in the Rye: J. D. Salinger: Offensive language, sexually explicit ...

  4. Lois Lowry - Wikipedia

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    Lois Ann Lowry (/ ˈ l aʊər i /; [2] née Hammersberg; born March 20, 1937) is an American writer. She is the author of several books for children and young adults, including The Giver Quartet, Number the Stars, and Rabble Starkey. She is known for writing about difficult subject matters, dystopias, and complex themes in works for young ...

  5. Holden Caulfield - Wikipedia

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    Holden Caulfield is the narrator and main character of The Catcher in the Rye.The novel recounts Holden's week in New York City during Christmas break, circa 1948/1949, following his expulsion from Pencey Prep, a preparatory school in Pennsylvania based loosely on Salinger's alma mater Valley Forge Military Academy.

  6. The Giver Quartet - Wikipedia

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    The Giver Quartet is a series of four books about a dystopian world by Lois Lowry. The quartet consists of The Giver (1993), Gathering Blue (2000), Messenger (2004), and Son (2012). [1] [2] The first book won the 1994 Newbery Medal and has sold more than 10 million copies. [3] [4] The story takes place in the world of The Giver. Each book has a ...

  7. The Giver - Wikipedia

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    The Giver is a 1993 American young adult dystopian novel written by Lois Lowry and is set in a society which at first appears to be utopian but is revealed to be dystopian as the story progresses. In the novel, the society has taken away pain and strife by converting to "Sameness", a plan that has also eradicated emotional depth from their lives.

  8. The Catcher in the Rye in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    In the 2019 anime film Weathering with You the protagonist Hodaka Morishima reads The Catcher in the Rye and has themes about it. [34] In the 2023 romantic comedy film Hit Man, one of the antagonists reads The Catcher in the Rye in a restaurant while waiting for the "Hit man" to show up. Which, when commented by the protagonist's co-worker ...

  9. John David California - Wikipedia

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    John David California was the pseudonym used by Swedish book publisher Fredrik Colting when on 7 May 2009 he published 60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye in the United Kingdom. [ 1 ] The book was presented as a sequel to The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger , with Salinger's antihero Holden Caulfield now a 76-year-old man on the run ...