What is the most influential book you have read besides the Bible? Why? I am Malala. I read it in 5th grade and it always reminds me to stand up for what I believe in. What is your favorite or funniest moment at Geneva? Sorry Mrs. Greenlees…but when Mrs. G tripped over the hay bale.…
What is the most influential book you have read besides the Bible? Why? The most influential book I’ve read at Geneva is Dante’s Inferno. It really made me think more deeply about the nature of sin and the ways that it twists human minds away from God. Though his vision of hell was all hypothetical,…
What is the most influential book you have read besides the Bible? Why? The most influential book I have read at Geneva has been The Giver. It made me thankful for the life that God has allowed us to live. I think about it often, how in that book they are stuck in a society…
What is the most influential book you have read besides the Bible? Why? The Little House on the Prairie series. It’s what got me into the reading in the first place and I try to reread it every few years because of how much the characters and their relationships mean to me. What is your…
What is the most influential book you have read besides the Bible? Why? The Giver. I was never fond of reading before middle school, but I found a strange connection to The Giver. It was strangely sad, dark and isolating to read, but it was the first time I had ever felt truly invested in…
What is the most influential book you have read besides the Bible? Why? My favorite book I’ve read at Geneva would have to be The Consolation of Philosophy. The book’s themes of wisdom, fortune, and happiness brought an interesting perspective on what truly matters. What is your favorite or funniest moment at Geneva? Probably when…
What is the most influential book you have read besides the Bible? Why? The Lions of Little Rock was a book I read when I was in 3rd grade, and I loved it. That book was one of the first novels I read, and it really sparked by love of reading and taught me how…
What is the most influential book you have read besides the Bible? Why? The most influential book I have read would be Silence by Shusaku Endo. I read this my Junior year in Mr. Shelton’s Worldview class and I immediately felt drawn into the reality of this book. It gave me a real-life representation of…
What is the most influential book you have read besides the Bible? Why? The most influential book I’ve read besides the Bible is Atlas Shrugged, a novel written by Ayn Rand. It tells an emotional narrative of the fight between individualism and the collective; the battle of the industrious entrepreneur and a looting society. There…
What is the most influential book you have read besides the Bible? Why? It Takes What It Takes by Trevor Moawad. It helped me to a adopt a winner’s mindset in everything I do, whether sports or academics. What is your favorite or funniest moment at Geneva? The football game vs. Woodlands Christian my junior…