The Catcher in the Rye

"I found it on my mother's bookshelf. I knew nothing about it or its author, but my mind was blown after the very first page. I hadn't known that a book could speak so directly to a reader. After that, I knew what I wanted to do with my life."

"And I made it a point to read banned books, like “The Catcher in the Rye,” which led to counseling sessions with a youth minister, who told me such books would give me sinful feelings. That incident solidified feelings I have about the power of books and one’s helplessness without them."

"I remember being greatly affected by several books — “Catcher in the Rye,”  “Catch-22” and Steinbeck’s “Travels With Charley,” for starters."

""The Catcher in the Rye" because it will feel like the first book ever written just for you."

"such classics as “Huckleberry Finn,” “The Call of the Wild,” “The Member of the Wedding,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “The Catcher in the Rye,” “Lord of the Flies” are all great Y.A. novels."