Common Reading

About the Author: Rebecca Skloot

She taught at the University Of Memphis. She is a science writer whose articles have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Oprah Magazine, Prevention, and Glamour. She will be the key-note speaker at the University of Mississippi Freshman Convocation August 25, 2011.

There are several reasons to read this book:

Immortal Life has been named the Best Book of 2010.

Oprah Winfrey and Alan Ball are turning it into a movie for HBO.

It is very popular among high schools and colleges.

It has some messages about life that college students need.