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One Book, One Campus Committee Colleen Hughes, Student February 10, 2014 Request for One Book, One Campus Recommendations

The following are books I would recommend for 2014 first year student s, The Other, The Bond and When the Emperor Was Divine. The books suggested here open discussions and start conversations for first year students The Bond was on Paine Colleges freshman list, The Other was referenced by the Huffington post as being a good read for first year college and is also on Florida States First Year shared reading and When the Emperor was Divine was on the summer reading for Cornell University. Suggested Books Title The Bond Author Sampson Davis Publisher Riverhead Trade, Reprint Edition Oct. 7, 2008 ISBN 101594483302 Cost / Summary Pages $10.55 Three friends from the 304 inner city dealing with growing up without fathers, delinquency, and overcoming obstacles to make something of themselves. $9.35, Two kids with the same 250 name growing up blocks apart, difficult childhoods. One grew up to be a Rhodes Scholar and the other ended up a convicted murderer. $10.26 A story on heartbreak, , 160 self-respect and of personal struggle of a Japanese American family and internment camps during WWII

The Other

Wes Moore

Speigel & Grau Jan. 11, 2011

100385528205

When the Laura Emperor Brown Was Divine

Anchor , Oct. 14, 2003

100385721811

Justification The above books which are based on diversity and cultural and social difficulty will enrich academic diversity. The Bond was on Paine Colleges reading program a program which inspires students to take part in independent reading as they develop a life of the mind. The

Colleen Hughes

February 10, 2014

Other shows how you can rise above all social and economic issues and reach your goals if you put your mind to it. Finally, When The Emperor Was Divine is a great historical account of what went on in the US during WWII which I feel is not a story told in schools and should be. These books are all part of FGCUs mission to making students become informed and engaged through a reading experience as a group. Thank you for you for considering these books and please let me know if you decide to use any of my suggestions.