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[close] TED talk

[close] Sonya Hartnett's 'Of A Boy' has been made in to a movie but the story has been renamed 'The Weight of Elephants.' Sensitive 11 year old Adrian is struggling with his fears and anxieties since the disappearance of three kids in his small town. Then one day he meets Nicole, a mysterious, crazy, frightening, wonderful girl who moves in next door with her little sister and brother. They might just be everything Adrian ever wanted.

[close] John Green's Crash Course English Literature #1

[close] The Catcher in the Rye - John Green style

[close] About Emily Dickinson's poetry

[close] In which John continues the discussion of JD Salinger's Catcher in the Rye. This week John reads the novel with Salinger's life story in mind. John explores how Salinger's war experience, educational background, and romantic life inform the events of Holden Caulfield's life. How did Holden get to be such a whiny, self-absorbed teen? While it's not a great idea to read novels too biographically, Salinger's life surely informed Holden's. Watch on to get an idea just how much.