Common Read
2015
Common Read
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
• A Long Way Gone was
selected as our 2015
Common Read.
• All incoming freshmen
will receive a copy of the
book during orientation.
• We ask they read it prior
to returning to campus
for start of Fall semester.
Purpose
• Support College Goals
– Diversity
– Student Engagement
– Global Awareness
• Provides Common Experience for
First Year Students
• Builds Community
– Between students, faculty and staff
• Helps Students Make Connections
– Between in-class and out-of-class
experiences
• Engages Students
– Discussion of issues across disciplines
About the book
• Story of Civil War in
Sierra Leone during
1990s.
• First person perspective
of boy soldier during
war and rehab after the
war
• Coming of age story
about family, identity,
trust, survival, violence,
social justice, morality,
and hope.
Other Information
• Ishmael Beah will visit
campus as Mills
Distinguished Lecturer on
September 23rd.
• Related Programming will
occur during Fall
semester
• Books are available at
Red Dragon Bookstore
with College ID
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