One Book One College
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
New York Times Notable Book of the Year!
When global climate change and economic crises lead to social chaos in the early 2020s, California becomes full of dangers, from pervasive water shortage to masses of vagabonds who will do anything to live to see another day. Fifteen-year-old Lauren Olamina lives inside a gated community with her preacher father, family, and neighbors, sheltered from the surrounding anarchy. In a society where any vulnerability is a risk, she suffers from hyperempathy, a debilitating sensitivity to others' emotions.
Precocious and clear-eyed, Lauren must make her voice heard in order to protect her loved ones from the imminent disasters her small community stubbornly ignores. But what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more: the birth of a new faith . . . and a startling vision of human destiny.
~from Amazon
One Book, One College
One Book/One College at Crafton Hills is a college-wide reading initiative with the main purpose of bringing together the Crafton Hills campus community through the reading of a common book focused on equity and inclusion. This year, students, faculty, staff, and administrators will select and read a common book. The One Book/One College task force in collaboration with the Professional Development committee will hold a series of free events to encourage college-wide conversation, creativity, and community.
