June
Freshman Reading/First Year Experience
Suggested titles for college common book programs as part of the Freshman First Year Experience
The Pregnancy Project
A Memoir
By: Gaby Rodriguez
with: Jenna Glatzer
This edition: Hardcover, 224 pages
Publication date: January 17, 2012
Ages: above 14
The true story of a high school senior whose faked pregnancy rocked her community and made international headlines.It started as a school project…but turned into so much more. Growing up, Gaby Rodriguez was often told...
Three Little Words
A Memoir
By: Ashley Rhodes-Courter
This edition: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
Publication date: May 5, 2009
Ages: above 14
An inspiring true story of the tumultuous nine years Ashley Rhodes-Courter spent in the foster care system, and how she triumphed over painful memories and real-life horrors to ultimately find her own voice."Sunshine, you're...
Tweak
Growing Up on Methamphetamines
By: Nic Sheff
This edition: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
Publication date: January 6, 2009
Ages: above 15
This New York Times bestselling memoir of a young man’s addiction to methamphetamine tells a raw, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful tale of the road from relapse to recovery and complements his father’s parallel...
Copper Sun
By: Sharon M. Draper
This edition: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
Publication date: January 1, 2008
Ages: above 14
Copper Sun is the epic story of a young girl torn from her African village, sold into slavery, and stripped of everything she has ever known—except hope.
Graduation Day
Get Ready for Graduation Day with Inspiring Books from Simon & Schuster!
It's All Too Much, So Get It Together
By: Peter Walsh
Illustrated by: John Hendrix
This edition: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
Publication date: September 15, 2009
Ages: above 12
Peter Walsh has helped thousands of adults clear mental and physical clutter from their lives, and now he’s turning his focus to the unique issues teens face. The stresses of making important decisions and controlling...
The Secret to Teen Power
By: Paul Harrington
This edition: Hardcover, 192 pages
Publication date: September 15, 2009
Ages: above 12
The Secret is an international phenomenon that has inspired millions of people to live extraordinary lives. The Secret to Teen Power makes that knowledge accessible and relevant to today's teens. It explains the law of...
Other Formats: eBook
In Their Shoes
Extraordinary Women Describe Their Amazing Careers
By: Deborah Reber
Designed by: Lisa Fyfe
This edition: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
Publication date: April 10, 2007
Ages: above 12
FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF AMAZING WOMEN WHO HAVE THE JOBS OF YOUR DREAMS! Find out what you really want to know about your career choices: What will I do every day? Will I wear Prada or Old Navy? Play with kids on the...
Other Formats: eBook
