| Review by Allyson Rankin, Plymouth, MA |

Illustrated book cover of 'Bradykin Goes to Harvard: Where Big Dreams Begin', featuring a cartoon dog with a backpack in front of a Harvard-like building.

Bradykin Goes To Harvard: Where Big Dreams Begin is a beautiful love letter to college, Harvard University, students, and learning as a whole. The entire book serves as a dreamlike tour of the school’s amazing campus and historic buildings, along with being a sort-of guide to show readers all the things one can do at college in general, not just go to class! Bradykin and his family enjoy the rich student culture with all different kinds of activities and talents. Harvard University is most known for its amazing law program, but it is equally renowned for its world-class business, medicine, government, and undergraduate liberal arts programs. 

Susan and Dennis Downing and the Bradykin Children’s Foundation strive to make children’s dreams come true, and college is certainly a place to begin on that journey! It’s books like these that remind us of the importance of equality in education and getting children excited to learn. Everybody, no matter where they come from, should have a chance to see their dreams come true through their own hard work.

A young woman with long hair sits at a table, wearing a cozy red sweater and a brown bow tie, smiling at the camera with sunlight streaming in through nearby windows.

Allyson Rankin is an English major and tutor at Cape Cod Community College, along with being awarded a place in Phi Theta Kappa: International College Honor Society. She desires to work in the publication industry, specifically as an editor, and is working hard every day to hone the skills needed to meet that goal. Helping authors write stories that inspire and immerse readers is her greatest dream, and connecting to the audience while upholding the vision of the author is a balance she is constantly looking to master.

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