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Summer Vacation: 30 Ways Students Can Make the Most of Free Time

Grown & Flown

Donate or resell old books and textbooks Locate the ISBN on each book and type it into a link on resell sites to discover if there is any resell value to the stack of textbooks in your room. World of Books , Chegg and Barnes & Noble are three sites to start with but there are many others. Time to trash things now.

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50 Best Nonfiction Books of All-Time

College Transitions

Best-of-all-time lists are always subjective, but out of the 50 best nonfiction books below, there’s bound to be one or two that you like. (If If these books happen to get your creative juices flowing, check out this list of some of the best creative writing […] If you’re looking for a memoir, check out this list.)

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50 Best Books for 8th Graders

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At every age, books are fundamental in developing critical thinking and independent thought. But for 8th graders especially, students typically between 13 to 14 years old, finding the right book to dive into while […]

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50 Best Fantasy Books of All-Time

College Transitions

Here’s 50 of the best fantasy books of all time. You’ll find subcategories for the Best Fantasy Book Series, the Best Fantasy Romance Books, the Best Dark Fantasy Books, […] When you think of fantasy, you probably think of elves, dwarves, and (natch) hobbits.

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Banned Books List – 2025

College Transitions

On January 24, 2025, the White House issued a press release stating that the Department of Educations Office for Civil Rights (OCR) had dismissed 11 complaints related to so-called book bans. Read on for the latest regarding book bans, and to learn which books make up the 2025 banned books list. […]

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25 Best Books to Read in 2024

College Transitions

If you’re anything like me, you probably have a long list of books you’ve been meaning to read. Here are some of the best books to read in 2024 (so far). Allow me to add to that already lengthy list. You’re welcome! If you are interested in pursuing your own future writing career, you may […]

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Four Reasons Why Small, Rural Liberal Arts Colleges Are a Good Choice

Grown & Flown

Merit aid is bad news for private colleges and their bottom lines, but good news for students and families, as journalist Jeffrey Selingo argues in his excellent book, Who Gets in and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions. The value and viability of liberal arts education have long been under the microscope.