As a sophomore in high school, and a member of the honors English class... I thought someone may find it interesting to know that we had to sign a pledge not to use Cliff's Notes. My teacher explained that she often received essays lifted directly from the back of Cliff's Notes. Plus, if we can't understand the book without the help, we apparently belong in a different class. I dunno, only the regular track at my school reads The Catcher in the Rye... hum. A loophole!! Ellen (so i'm fickle about screen names, so what?)