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  The Catcher in the Rye

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  Island of the Blue Dolphins

  Island of the Blue Dolphins is an American children's novel written by Scott O'Dell. The novel was published in 1960, winning the Newbery Medal in 1961, and the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1963. The novel is based on the true story of Juana Maria, the "Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island", a...
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  Franny and Zooey

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