I'm really excited about our Faculty Summer Reading this year. We typically read a professional book and discuss it with other faculty. The books selected are always interesting and engaging, but it always feels much like doing homework.
This year we are taking a look at boy's development through literature. Faculty can select one book from a list of 5 to read and discuss with other faculty when school is back in session. (In the interest of full disclosure, the Upper School librarian and I worked to assemble the list, so I may have a bit of bias!) The driving force behind this switch is my school's work with Michael Thompson, a leader in understanding boys and boys' education.
Here's our list:
A Land More Kind Than Home by Wiley Cash
Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend by Matthew Dicks
The Round House by Louise Erdich
Wonder by RJ Palacio
This Boy's Life by Tobias Wolff
I think I may read them all this year. Summer reading is looking good this year!
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