In a message dated 98-11-11 18:55:58 EST, you write: << In my own novel I aimed to shoot down both of these cliches. I steered way clear of issues (which most teenagers I know run a mile from anyway) and attempted to write something about teenagers that adults enjoyed. I must have been on the right track because the play I based on it eventually won a national award. >> So camille, you're a writter? That's cool. I should have figured...but who knows Salinger attracts so many different people. I think it'd be interesting to see who on the list does what, occupational wise. I'll probably figure it out sometime, eventually... anyway, what was your book about? Morgan