Jerry Micek, commercial lending, Columbus, Mo.

“I read Newsweek magazine and USA Today.”

Dale Walker, Kansas University research professor, Lawrence

“‘Too Close to the Falls.’ I don’t remember the author’s name. She’s Canadian.”

Dante Colombo, second grade at Century School, Lawrence

“I’m reading ‘The Missing Chums,’ by Franklin W. Dixon.”

Paulina Colombo, kindergarten at Century School, Lawrence

“The Magic Treehouse, ‘Pirates Past Noon,’ by Mary Pope Osborne.”

Drew Scofield, bassist for Anything But Joey, Lenexa

“Red Dragon.'”