ISBN: 9780241002513
Release Date: 01 Jan 1969
Average rating: (read by 1089 members)

Categories: Modern fiction , Fiction

The original American text of Salinger's novel. A 16-year old American boy relates in his own words the experiences he goes through at school and after, and reveals with the workings of his own mind. What does a boy in his teens think and feel about his teachers, parents, friends and acquaintances?

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zoogr2
Rated it 21 days ago
I just loved the story. Jet I wished It was just a bit longer

digbytoast
Rated it 2 months ago
A high school classic and it still holds a place on my bookshelf.

trisbeth
Rated it 2 months ago
A book everyone should read

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