Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
background and literary resources
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. The Catcher in the Rye
Literature and Its Times: Profiles of 300 Notable Literary Works and the Historical Events that Influenced Them. The Catcher in the Rye
Gale, Literary Sources: Literature Criticism - The Catcher in the Rye
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Author information
The American Decades: 1950-1959 J. D. Salinger
St. James Guide to Young Adult Writers. J.D. Salinger
Early Autumn by Robert Parker
background information
Silence of the other: women in Robert Parker's Spenser series.
Christina Root. Contemporary Literary Criticism, vol. 283, Gale, 2010.
author information
Biography in Context resources Robert Parker
Video:
Hidden America: Children of the Plains
Smoke Signals - movie clips
Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
background information
ABC-CLIO World at War: Topic Center: Vietnam War
- database resource with an overview, reference articles, media, timeline, etc.
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Literary Themes for Students: War and Peace -- The Things They Carried
- ebook article with themes, historical overview, criticism, etc.
Literary resources
Literature and Its Times: Profiles of 300 Notable Literary Works and the Historical Events that Influenced Them. The Things They Carried
Literature Resource Ctr: Critical essays, interviews for The Things They Carried, Tim O'Brien
Americans at War: Fiction and Memoirs, Vietnam
Literary Themes for Students: War and Peace -- The Things They Carried
- ebook article with themes, historical overview, criticism, etc.
Author information
Biography in Context: Tim O'Brien
- biography and links to news, magazine articles, and media about Tim O'Brien
NPR / Talk of the Nation 'The Things They Carried': 20 Years On
- On-air radio interview with Tim O'Brien. March 24, 2010. (~30 mins)
Crossword puzzle
character charts for Junior & Rowdy
Haiku worksheet
MCAS practice
End of Book Lists Project
individual Versus Community Poetry Project
Newton, MA 02460
Librarian: kosmoc@newton.k12.ma.us