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Catch-22
by Joseph Heller11th Grade pick #9 · 523 pages · ISBN 9781451626650As an Amazon Associate KitQuest earns from qualifying purchases.About this bookFifty years after its original publication, *Catch-22* remains a cornerstone of American literature and one of the funniest—and most celebrated—books of all time. In recent years it has been named to “best novels” lists by *Time*, *Newsweek*, the *Modern Library*, and the *London Observer*. Set in Italy during World War II, this is the story of the incomparable, malingering bombardier, Yossarian, a hero who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. But his real problem is not the enemy—it is his own army, which keeps increasing the number of missions the m