{"id":15929,"date":"2017-06-14T09:03:44","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T13:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quantumnew.esu.edu\/insider\/?p=15929"},"modified":"2017-08-10T12:30:16","modified_gmt":"2017-08-10T16:30:16","slug":"the-glass-castle-author-set-to-visit-esu-as-part-of-one-book-one-campus-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/backup_insider\/the-glass-castle-author-set-to-visit-esu-as-part-of-one-book-one-campus-program\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Glass Castle\u201d Author Set to Visit ESU as part of One Book, One Campus Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania\u2019s One Book, One Campus committee announced that \u201cThe Glass Castle\u201d will be the selection for the 2017-18 common reading program, One Book, One Campus.\u00a0The program, intended to promote deep reading, critical thinking and unity among members of the campus and local communities, is in its fifth year. Book discussions around themes of \u201cThe Glass Castle\u201d will take place on campus throughout the fall 2017 semester and are open to the general public. ESU\u2019s One Book, One Campus program will wrap up on Thursday, November 2 with a presentation by author, Jeannette Walls on campus.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cRepresentatives of ESU\u2019s One Book, One Campus committee announced \u2018The Glass Castle\u2019 for our next book now to encourage individuals to add it to their summer reading lists,\u201d said Doreen Tobin, D.Ed., vice president for student affairs. \u201cWe want the conversations about the book to be rich, meaningful and insightful.\u00a0We envision community book clubs and neighbors getting involved in the discussions. I really believe our students benefit from those deep interactions. The more involvement we can generate, the more successful this program can be.\u201d<\/p>\n

The memoir, which recounts the unconventional, poverty-stricken upbringing Walls and her siblings had at the hands of their deeply dysfunctional parents, has been named one the \u201cTop 10 Books of the Decade\u201d by Amazon.com. This year, the powerful and inspiring story will be brought to the big screen in a highly anticipated major motion picture.<\/p>\n

Andrea McClanahan, Ph.D., professor of communication, is the co-chair of the One Book, One Campus committee, which is comprised of faculty, staff and students. \u201cThe book is very relevant. At times, it can be an emotional read, but there is an underlying triumph. The Walls family is challenging, but loveable. The situations they encountered are traumatic, but there is a sense of hopefulness,\u201d Dr. McClanahan said. \u201cThere are multiple takeaways from this book, and I think we are going to be able to incorporate them into discussions in the classroom and in the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Walls will take the Pocono community inside her hard-fought journey as she delivers a compelling first-person testament of the various struggles and long-lasting emotional burdens of destitution when she comes to ESU on Thursday, November 2. She will appear in Abeloff Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. Walls promises to ignite innate belief in possibility as she reveals how unyielding determination and hope for the future enabled her to overcome unimaginable obstacles. Her appearance at ESU to promote her autobiography will be one of only six this fall across the U.S.\u00a0A limited number of tickets are now available for purchase online at esu.edu\/onebook<\/a>. These general admission tickets will be $30.00 each and the first 50 individuals who purchase a ticket will also receive a copy of \u201cThe Glass Castle.\u201d\u00a0All ESU students are eligible to pick up one free ticket on campus in the University Center with presentation of their I.D.<\/p>\n

There are other great aspects about this year\u2019s book selection.\u00a0A major motion picture release of The Glass Castle is scheduled for distribution August 11 featuring Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson and Naomi Watts.\u00a0 Further, Additional book discussions will be announced for fall 2017.\u00a0For more information about ESU\u2019s One Book, One Campus program or to purchase the book online, visit\u00a0esu.edu\/onebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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