Food for Thought, Grab a Book

Food for Thought, Grab a Book It is important for every student to make time to destress, especially in his or her first semester at college. One can find joy in athletics, extra curricular, or picking up a good book. For me, reading is a great way to relax, especially before bed. Instead of checking up on your  Twitter feed at night, try reading a few chapters. It will help you fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer. One of the best ways to find calm after a long and  busy day is to read for pleasure. Gif from Giphy Reading for pleasure can be best defined as, reading we do of our own free will, anticipating the satisfaction we will get from the act of reading. A study conducted in 2002 from The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development found that reading for enjoyment is more important to a childs academic success than his or her parents socioeconomic status. Personally, I have always found a calming satisfaction in getting lost in a good book. Whether you are a huge reader or not, it is easy to get caught up in a book so long as it peaks your interest. Picture from Pinterest.com So to help college students, or even high school seniors, get on a reading spree, here is a list of 21 books recommended for students in higher education. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen (Photo from Wikipedia) The Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami 1984 by George Orwell Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky A Brave New World by Aldous Huxley One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Photo from Wikipedia) Lolita by Vladamir Nobokov A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck The Master and Margarita by Makhail Bulgakov Uncle Toms Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe The Stranger by Albert Camus The Art of Happiness by The Dalai Lama Faust by Johann von Goethe Paradise Lost by John Milton Lord of the Flies by William Golding (Photo from Amazon) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee The Running Man by Stephen King How Full is Your Bucket? by Tom Rath (Photo from Native Youth Standing Strong) Rachel Class of 2020 I am studying Middle Grades Education with concentrations in Social Sciences and Literacy in the College of Education. Although I now reside in Champaign, I am originally from Vernon Hills, a Northwest suburb of Chicago.