Category Archives: High School Adoptions
The Last Town on Earth goes to high school
Common reads aren’t just for college freshmen! Central Catholic High School in Toledo, Ohio has chosen The Last Town on Earth by Thomas Mullen as a campus-wide read. The book, however, is not new to the campus. After hearing about … Continue reading →
Students find inspiration in The Road of Lost Innocence during humanitarian trip to Cambodia
A couple of months ago we brought you news that West Texas A&M University has selected Somaly Mam’s memoir, The Road of Lost Innocence for use in their common reading program. Mam was sold into sexual slavery at the age … Continue reading →
Lay That Trumpet in Our Hands a nationwide common read!
2003 Chautauqua South Fiction Award winner 2003 San Diego Magazine’s Book Award for Fiction 2002 Deadly Pleasures’ Best U.S. First Novel Inspired by real events, Lay That Trumpet in Our Hands is a novel that tackles race politics in the … Continue reading →
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Over 40 programs have followed Enrique’s Journey!
When Enrique was just five years old, his mother Lourdes, seeing no other way out of their poverty in Honduras, decided to make the hazardous trek north. Enrique and his siblings struggled without their mother, until he finally made his … Continue reading →
