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Freshman Reading/First Year Experience

Suggested titles for college common book programs as part of the Freshman First Year Experience

1.
Copper Sun By: Sharon M. Draper
This edition: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
Publication date: January 1, 2008
Ages: above 14
Stolen from her village, sold to the highest bidder,fifteen-year-old Amari has only one thing left of her own -- hope.Amari's life was once perfect. Engaged to the handsomest man in her tribe, adored by her family, and living...
Other Formats: Hardcover
2.
Warriors Don't Cry By: Melba Pattillo Beals
This edition: Mass Market Paperback, 240 pages
Publication date: July 24, 2007
Ages: above 12
An innocent teenager.An unexpected hero.In 1957, Melba Pattillo turned sixteen. That was also the year she became a warrior on the front lines of a civil rights firestorm. Following the landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling,...
3.
Copper Sun By: Sharon M. Draper
This edition: Hardcover, 320 pages
Publication date: January 3, 2006
Ages: above 14
Stolen from her village, sold to the highest bidder,fifteen-year-old Amari has only one thing left of her own -- hope.Amari's life was once perfect. Engaged to the handsomest man in her tribe, adored by her family, and living...
Other Formats: Trade Paperback