Staff Favorites

Prep
by Curtiss Sittenfeld (FIC SITTENF)
When Lee Fiora begins her high school experience at the prestigious Ault School, she is a sweet 14 year old. Will her more jaded and sophisticated classmates corrupt her or will she be able to maintain her innocence?

 

Prep by Curtiss Sittenfeld

To Serve Them All My Days
by R.F. Delderfield (FIC DELDERF)
David Powlett-Jones comes home from World War I and decides to try his hand at teaching. This wonderful book chronicles his 25 years as an educator in England between the wars.

 

To Serve Them All My Days by R.F. Delderfield

A Lesson Before Dying
Ernest J. Gaines (FIC GAINES)
Jefferson is a poor black man on death row for murder. When his aunt hires Grant Wiggins, a local teacher, to teach him how to die with dignity, there are lessons learned on both sides of the prison bars.

 

A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines

Gatekeepers: A Premier College
Admits a Freshman Class
by Jacques Steinberg (378.161 STEINBE)
Just how did Wesleyan University pick the freshman class of 2004? This is a very revealing look into the admissions office selection process.

 

Gatekeepers by Jacques Steinberg

Buckeye Madness: The Glorious, Tumultuous,
Behind-The-Scenes Story of Ohio State Football

by Joe Menzer (796.3326 MENZER)
This book delves into 35 years of Ohio State football, culminating with their 2003 Fiesta Bowl win.

 

Buckeye Madness by Joe Menzer

True North
by Jill Ker Conway (92 CONWAY)
This is the story of Conway’s education, beginning with her time at Harvard and ending with her being named the first woman President of Smith College.

 

True North by Jill Ker Conway

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