With its unabashed portrayal of teenage rebellion, including all the profanity, promiscuity and the challenging of the mores of the day, 'The Catcher in the Rye' has often been banned, and has been the subject of much controversy over the years. It is somewhat of a coming-of-age tale, although in the end it seems as though Holden's attitude about life has not changed much. Part of his soul-searching time is spent struggling with his own sexuality, and he even goes so far as to bring a prostitute to his room, without actually going through with it. Rather than wait, he leaves and takes the train to New York City, where he spends the weekend on his own, staying in a dilapidated hotel. Tell Us Your Dream Vacation, And Well Give You a Book Rec.

Holden is an angst-filled teenager who finds himself expelled from the prep school in Pennsylvania that he has been attending, effective upon the arrival of the upcoming Christmas vacation. but can You Identify the Famous YA Novel by Just One Quote Take this quiz to find out. Salinger's 'The Catcher in the Rye', which was published in 1951. You might disagree with one or two of our picks if so, tell us your choice in the comments.Holden Caulfield narrates his experiences in J.D. In other words, each question is about a unique book. Here's a helpful hint: though you might see a book used more than once in the answer options (there are choices for each quote), no book will be the right answer more than once. Often it's a first line or the last line, but not always.

For this quiz, we've picked what we feel is the best-known, most-quoted line. But with others, there isn't one clear winner. With some books, pretty much everyone agrees on what its most famous line is - this is true of the opening line of 'Pride and Prejudice,' which you'll find on everything from dishtowels to bookmarks. But can you actually match them to their books? (We can't tell you the answers here you'll run across all three in the quiz). Mark Twain called a classic 'a book everyone wants to have read, but nobody wants to read.' And what better way to fake it than to be able to quote a classic book's most famous line? Consider: 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ' 'It was a pleasure to burn,' and 'Reader, I married him.' Undoubtedly, these famous quotes ring a bell.

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