Last month, upper school Spanish teacher Diana Moss’ classroom was visited by author D’Anne Burwell, who discussed her book, “Saving Jake.” Moss organized the visit as part of Harker’s ReCreate Reading program, which encourages students to read independently for their own pleasure.

“Saving Jake” deals with Burwell’s son Jake’s addiction to OxyContin, which began during his first year at college. “During the Recreate Reading talk with Harker students, she shared about how Jake, though now successfully finishing college and having received great job offers, will live with his addiction for the rest of his life,” Moss said. “Educating about addiction has become D’Anne’s life work and the experience has profoundly altered the relationships between all members of their family.”