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Copies of J.D. Salinger’s classic novel “The Catcher in the Rye” as well as his volume of short stories called “Nine Stories” are seen Thursday at Orange Public Library in Orange Village, Ohio.

We all had to read the book, but almost no one knows the story behind “The Catcher in the Rye.” J.D. Salinger’s 1951 novel about rebel without a cause Holden Caulfield achieved even greater mystery ...