From: Regina Pauly <paulyr_at_uwplatt.edu>
Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:00:10 -0500 (CDT)

When I was subbing for a YA literature class for a number of weeks I discussed the history of YA literature and brought in Catcher in the Rye . When I asked the class (undergrads with two non-traditional students in the class) about the book only one student had read it and most had not even heard of the book. I was under the impression from this one class that it does not have the meaning for this generation that it did for me. Or at least was not being promoted so they didn't even know about it. Several had read The Perks of Being a Wallflower and loved that (a novel I didn't enjoy as much and found a little unbelievable) so perhaps maybe that book is the new Catcher in the Rye for this generation.

Regina Pauly Curriculum Librarian University of Wisconsin - Platteville 1 University Plaza Platteville, WI 53818 608-342-1099 paulyr_at_uwplatt.edu
Received on Tue 06 Apr 2010 10:00:10 AM CDT