Choose Your Own Adventure this Summer!

Summer reading is a wonderful way to throw off the shackles of academia and to find some adventure.

Are you the kind of person who can't go anywhere without something to read? When you travel, do you bring an extra book on the plane just in case you finish the first one before you land? When you were younger, did you get in trouble for bringing the latest Goosebumps or Lemony Snicket to the dinner table?

   
   
    HEAD Lines   

If so, you've probably spent freshman year longing for more time for pleasure reading. Sure, you've spent many an hour hunched over many a tome, but your oceanography textbook is no Harry Potter. But now glorious summer has come, and summer is the perfect time to kick back and lose yourself in a great book... one you've picked for yourself.

Consider Reading:

*    The books that authors of other books and articles are always referring to. Tired of feeling baffled by all those references to "Dickensian slums"? Read some Dickens!
   
   
*    The books you've always wanted to try but haven't, because you were worried they would be too long, too difficult, too "grown up" to get through. You're a rising sophomore now - you can do it!
   
   
*    Books you loved in your childhood or early teens. Reconnect with the dewy innocence of your younger years, and benefit from the excellent storytelling and meaningful messages of the best children's literature. True classics can be read over and over, and you'll take away something new every time.


    From Other HEADS   

BUY YOUR BOOKS from student-run organizations. We have something called the Sophomore Honorary Lock and Chain that buys books from students and when they sell them, some of the profits go to charity. Your books are less expensive, and you’re doing something good.

-- C.K.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON





   
    Web Resources   
100 Best Books of All Time:
www.randomhouse.com/modernlibrary/100bestnovels.html

Outstanding fiction awarded the Man Booker Prize: www.themanbookerprize.com  


   
    HoH Tip   

*    Tired of the same old "have you read...", "oh, you've just got to read..." game? Whenever a friend or professor recommends a book to you, make a note of it in your planner. Next time you're at a loss for something edifying to read, you'll have a handy list to consult.
   
   
*    Although shopping lists are a necessary part of any well-organized life, sometimes you just want to browse. If you're still living near campus, try visiting your college library with no particular goal in mind. Wander the stacks until you find something interesting. Next, amaze the staff at the circulation desk by being the first person all week to actually check out a non-course related book!