Category Archives: This just in! – New Adoptions
St. Edward’s University Selects World War Z For Common Reading
St. Edward’s University in Austin, TX has selected Max Brook’s World War Z as their freshman studies common text for the Fall 2012 semester. All incoming freshmen for the upcoming school year will be reading this book and discussing… The Zombie War. The … Continue reading →
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Sacred Heart University Picks The Other Wes Moore for Summer Reading
The incoming freshman class at Sacred Heart University will be reading The Other Wes Moore as their first summer reading assignment. The author, Wes Moore, will also be speaking on campus to the Sacred Heart freshman class and the entire University … Continue reading →
Concordia College Selects Acts of Faith a Second Time
Concordia College in Moorhead, MN has picked Eboo Patel’s Acts of Faith as a common reading title again for a second year. Whereas the book had been selected as a “summer read” a previous year at Concordia, the college is … Continue reading →
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Tagged as Acts of Faith, Big Read, Common Read, Concordia College, Eboo Patel, First Year Experience, FYE
Louisburg College Selects My Orange Duffel Bag for Common Reading!
Louisburg College in North Carolina has selected My Orange Duffel Bag by author Sam Bracken for their 2012-2013 common reading title! We’d also like to note that the upcoming school year is of particular significance for Louisburg College because it … Continue reading →
Two More Common Read Adoptions for Enrique’s Journey!
Enrique’s Journey, Pulitzer Prize-winner Sonia Nazario’s true story about the odyssey made by a Honduran boy who braves unimaginable hardship and peril to reach his mother in the United States has been chosen by both Loyola University Chicago and Saint … Continue reading →
University of Delaware Selects Behind the Beautiful Forevers for Common Reader
Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo has officially been chosen as the University of Delaware’s 2012 FYE title! The university’s shared common reader program presents students with a unique opportunity to engage in a meaningful conversation with their peers and … Continue reading →
UTC Unviels Outcasts United as FYE 2012 Selection!
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has officially announced Outcasts United by Warren St. John as their title selection for the university’s 2012 Freshmen Year Reading Experience. After receiving more than 50 entries in favor of choosing Outcasts United, this … Continue reading →
VCU Announces Full Body Burden as Summer Reading Selection
Virginia Commonwealth University has announced this morning that their book selection for this year’s summer reading is none other than Full Body Burden! This narrative work of nonfiction tells the story of a young woman growing up in a small … Continue reading →
UMass Amherst Selects Ready Player One for 2012 Common Reading
The Common Reading Committee at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has selected Ready Player One for their Freshmen Read Fall 2012 title! Ready Player One, by debut novelist Ernest Cline, is the winner of the 2012 Alex Award as well … Continue reading →
Baker University Unveils Outcasts United as Common Reading Selection
The search for Baker University’s common book has ended! Last Thursday the university announced that Warren St. John’s Outcasts United was selected as Baker’s common book. The Baker Orange editorial board writes in their recent announcement that the search for … Continue reading →
