{"product_id":"the-catcher-in-the-rye-9780316769174","title":"The Catcher in the Rye","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe \"brilliant, funny, meaningful novel\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e) that established J. D. Salinger as a leading voice in American literature--and that has instilled in millions of readers around the world a lifelong love of books.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe hero-narrator of \u003ci\u003eThe Catcher in the Rye\u003c\/i\u003e is an ancient child of sixteen, a native New Yorker named Holden Caufield. Through circumstances that tend to preclude adult, secondhand description, he leaves his prep school in Pennsylvania and goes underground in New York City for three days.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. D. Salinger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316769174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e5978 \/ Catcher in the Rye\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2010 pg. 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJ. D. Salinger was born in New York City on January 1, 1919, and died in Cornish, New Hampshire, on January 27, 2010. His stories appeared in many magazines, most notably \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. Between 1951 and 1963 he produced four book-length works of fiction: \u003ci\u003eThe Catcher in the Rye\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNine Stories\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFranny and Zooey\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eRaise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour--An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e. The books have been embraced and celebrated throughout the world and have been credited with instilling in many a lifelong love of reading.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44521274802390,"sku":"9780316769174","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/1660\/5398\/products\/img_f51f072b-9fd5-41ee-ac19-bcbae0f4c8ea.jpg?v=1696868130","url":"https:\/\/bookclubonmain.com\/products\/the-catcher-in-the-rye-9780316769174","provider":"Book Club On Main","version":"1.0","type":"link"}