PREFACE

Preface

The editors of The Journal of College Orientation and Transition are excited to offer NODA members 
an electronic version of the Journal focused solely on common reading program 
suggestions. Based on the positive feedback we received in the past, we decided to continue this 
electronic version, and we hope you will find it helpful in your institutional programming. 

This edition has a variety of books spanning such diverse topics as love, community service, perse-
verance, and the cost of bad behavior. While most of the books reviewed would be appropriate for 
a new student reading program, others would be more suited for special topic classes or learning 
communities. Each review includes a short description of the book and the pros and cons of using 
it for a new student reading program or other types of programming. 

Thank you to the reviewers who took time to read each book and offer their thoughts on its rel-
evance to a new student reading program. Also, thank you to Stephanie Foote, Editor, and Michael 
Ruther, Managing Editor, for their work on editing the final versions of the reviews.

Jeanine Ward-Roof
Senior Associate Editor

Jeanine Ward-Roof (jwardroof@admin.fsu.edu) is the Dean of Students at Florida State University.

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