Chasing Holden 2003 Neil Lawrence Qualls is sent to a boarding school by his father During his first couple days, he meets T J Blanchard who he falls in love with After being assigned a paper on Holden Caufield, the main character in J D Salingers Catcher In The Rye, Neil decided to go on a journey to meet J D who he feels has played a huge role in his life Then Neil amp T J decide to cut class to take a journey to New York City which leads to more turns then they both could have imagined in which both their lives are changed forever