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College Life 101: Freshman Orientation | Jessyca Vample
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Leaving home for the first time to attend college is stressful enough. But when the roommate lottery of Paradise Valley University strikes, it produces couples who have absolutely nothing in common; causing personality clashes which takes the stress to a whole new level. Dismay hits Sidra Howard, the prim and proper princess, when she contemplates spending an entire semester with Chasity Parker, the troubled beauty with a sharp tongue and even sharper claws. Malajia Simmons, a boy crazed, attention seeking diva, is no happier. Not only does she get stuck with the upper bunk bed, she has to share a triple room with Alexandra Chisolm, a nosey and overbearing, self proclaimed "know-it-all". But even the meddling Alexandra isn't as bad as Emily Harris, the shy, mommy's girl with a non-existent backbone.Coming to college to escape her home life, Chasity hopes to get through the semester without any problems. Her hopes are tainted once she begins to have to resist the advances of a determined football star, on top of dealing with family drama which seems to have followed her. Alexandra's need to fix everyone's problems not only rubs her roommates the wrong way, it also causes her to fall blind to the problems brewing with the boyfriend that she left behind. Eventually she'll be forced to face the issues head on. Emily's refusal to come out of her shell is too much to handle for party girl Malajia, whose main purpose is to have fun and be seen. The same doesn't apply to Sidra, who's more concerned with trying to keep her over-the-top stress level under control.These five young women try to handle family drama, pressure, and conflicts; all while trying to maintain their grades. They quickly learn that college life isn't what they expected and must adapt to their new environment if they ever hope to make it through their first semester.
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Interesting article about some of the books colleges are choosing for their summer reading programs....which have you read, and what do you think they should be requiring?

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/07/01/us/college-summer-reading.html?referer=

Riveted_Reader_Melissa If you click on the link that says annual survey... there's a longer detailed list of books and schools. 7y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa Definitely agree with Evicted, but I found The New Crow more revealing than say Between the World and Me and Citizen Lyric. Both of those are excellent, but were more meaningful to me after reading The New Jim Crow for example. 7y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa Hillbilly Elegy and Just Mercy have been on my list to read for awhile, I really need to read them ASAP. (Hopefully this year yet....maybe....) 7y
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LauraBrook This was really interesting, thanks for linking! 7y
Hooked_on_books I think it's terrific that schools are doing this. Many of these book choices are outstanding. I'm delighted to see Just Mercy as a top pick--it's a wonderful book with an important message. 7y
minkyb Great article. I always enjoyed the common reads throughout the times my kids were in school and college. 7y
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