Each week, we ask a member of the college grad student community to share 3 picks related to one of their passions. This week, School Psychology Ed.S student Grace Gadwood, shares 3 favorite books:
Reading is my favorite pastime, as it allows me to escape into an alternate reality and learn more about the world around me. It has enhanced my perceptive and reflective nature and encouraged me to engage in my surroundings more…when my nose is not in a book, of course. I have included a few of my favorite, most thought-provoking and inspiring books:
- Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult: Jodi Picoult is one of my favorite authors. Her writing challenges the reader to process the hard things in life and to see what is going on around them. In Small Great Things, Picoult is honest about the social injustices of this world, yet she creates a beautiful space for you to fall in love with the vulnerability of the story and its characters.
- The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom: As a Michigan native, Mitch Albom is a near-and-dear author to my heart. With his work, The Stranger in the Lifeboat, the reader is able to navigate with the other lifeboat passengers what it could look like to be approached by divine intervention in a true time of need. The novel pushes the reader to reflect deeply about what lies beyond their current stream of conscious thoughts and envelope themselves in the thoughts of what could be.
- True Biz by Sara Nović: This novel is a beautiful depiction of the desire for human connection. As the reader follows students and faculty at a residential school for the Deaf, they will be immersed in a greater knowledge and understanding of the Deaf community. Learning about a wide range of life perspectives helps us to navigate situations and interactions with empathy and grace, and True Biz contributes to that need remarkably.
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