The Washington Post reports that J.D. Salinger's classic Catcher in the Rye is being dropped from many high school reading lists because the main character is a privileged white male. According to Michele Bajek, a curriculum supervisor for the Arlington, Virginia, school system, "There are a lot of new books, especially ones with wonderful Latino main characters and wonderful African-American ones that kids can identify with for more than just angst. They can also [bond] with the heritage, which is better, I think."

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