{"product_id":"to-be-marquette-paperback","title":"To Be Marquette - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSharon Dilworth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this compelling campus novel, a college freshman exposes hidden secrets as she fights for environmental justice in Marquette.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Arriving in Marquette for her freshman year at Northern Michigan University, Molly enrolls in Dr. Robinson's ecology studies class, hoping to learn more about the natural world and how to protect the planet from human impact. She befriends her classmates, Dr. Robinson's Crusoes, who share her love of hiking, camping, and building bonfires on the shores of Lake Superior. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Together, Molly and the Crusoes protest the development of Project ELF, a Navy program that is installing a series of extremely low-frequency transmitters across the Great Lakes. The US government claims Project ELF will help the country defend itself in the event of a nuclear invasion, but Upper Peninsula residents fear the communications lines will disrupt the natural environment that they hold sacred. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Initially preoccupied with the contingencies of freshman year--roommate problems, dormitory life, and dating--Molly begins to sense that the Project ELF protests may mask a more problematic dynamic between the students and faculty. As she struggles to find her purpose, Molly uncovers layers of lies and misunderstandings about campus life, Project ELF, and her time in Marquette that make her question her place in the community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As in other notable campus novels, like Donna Tartt's \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/i\u003e or Elif Batuman's \u003ci\u003eThe Idiot\u003c\/i\u003e, Sharon Dilworth's \u003ci\u003eTo Be Marquette\u003c\/i\u003e portrays an undergraduate narrator groping for meaning in a world where personal transformation takes place alongside conflicting cultural paradigms. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharon Dilworth \u003c\/b\u003eis professor of creative writing at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. She is the author of three collections of short stories and two novels, most recently \u003ci\u003eYear of the Ginkgo\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Carnegie Mellon University Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.6 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764129136928,"sku":"9780887487071","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/86ee62f9510c47e2fb01eaaa6d3004be.webp?v=1780243557","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/to-be-marquette-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}