Who was the man behind the book? Check these out:

Rothenberg, Kelly. "Salinger, J. D." Great American Writers. Marshall Cavendish Digital, 2012. Web. 06 September 2012.

"J. D. Salinger." American Decades. Ed. Judith S. Baughman, et al. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 6 Sep. 2013.

Why do people love it? Check these out:

Kakutani, Michiko. "Of Teen Angst and an Author's Alienation."  The New York Times 28 Jan. 2010: A23.  The New York Times. Web. 6 Sep. 2012.

Rohrer, Finlo.  "Why Does Salinger's Cather in the Rye Still Resonate?"  BBC News Magazine 5 Jun. 2009:  n.p.  BBC. Web. 6 Sep. 2012.

"Young Readers Embrace The Catcher in the Rye, 1951." DISCovering U.S. History. Online ed. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Student Resource Center - Junior. Web. 6 Sep. 2012.

Learn about the book...Check these out:

"Walking in Holden's Footsteps."  The New York Times 28 Jan. 2010: n.p.  The New York Times. Web. 6 Sep. 2012.

Whitfield, Stephen J. "Cherished and Cursed: Toward a Social History of The Catcher in the Rye." Ed. Harold Bloom The Catcher in the Rye.  New York: Chelsea House Publishing, 2009. Bloom's Literary Reference Online. Web. 6 Sep. 2012.

"Historical Context: The Catcher in the Rye." EXPLORING Novels. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Student Resource Center - Junior. Gale. West Mifflin Area School District. 6 Sep. 2012.

"Themes and Construction: The Catcher in the Rye." EXPLORING Novels. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Student Resource Center - Junior. Gale. West Mifflin Area School District. 6 Sep. 2012.

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