One Campus One Book

The Soloist

This year's selection is The Soloist  by Steve Lopez.  Coordinator is Diane Scrofano,  dscrofano@vcccd.ed

The 2009-10 One Campus One Book Selection, The Soloist, by Steve Lopez, is about an ordinary guy on his way to work who notices a homeless man playing violin on the streets of Downtown L.A. Journalist Lopez's decision to find out more about this musician, Nathaniel Ayers, leads to a relationship that raises questions about the nature of friendship, work, homelessness, mental illness, and more. During the Year of Service, The Soloist shows students how everyday people can use their talents and kindness to help someone else.

To download a Teacher's Resource Guide to The Soloist, click here.