Tricia Dunham, West Junior High student, Lawrence

“I’m reading ‘The Transall Saga’ because my science teacher is forcing me to. If it was my choice, I’d never read it.”

Brian Hoskinson, Dillons employee, Lawrence

“Recently I’ve just been reading about meditation. I just find it very interesting.”

Nakisha Ballard, South Junior High student, Lawrence

“‘Growing up in the Holocaust’ because it teaches you how racism affected life and it lets you imagine what Jews and other minorities had to go through.”

Kayla Gauna, South Junior High student, Lawrence

“‘The Adventures of Lenore,’ the comic book. It’s really graphic and based on the character of Edgar Allan Poe. I really like him as an author.”

Krista Cox-Velasquez, South Junior High student, Lawrence

“We read ‘The Odyssey’ and ‘Romeo and Juliet.’ ‘Romeo and Juliet’ was a really good story, but it was long and most of the words were hard to understand. I liked ‘The Odyssey’ the best.”