Mary Louise Taylor, homemaker, Lawrence

“I just read a Bible story talking about Jesus.”

David Schauner, lawyer, Lawrence

“I’m reading ‘Buck Up, Suck Up … and Come Back when You Foul Up.'”

Lauretta Hendricks-Backus, Free State High art teacher, Lawrence

“I’m reading a novel called ‘Cold.'”

Tracy Stielow, maker of neon signs, Lawrence

“I read cookbooks. I just got a new one for Christmas called ‘Colorado Cooking.'”

Paul Wood, para-educator, Lawrence

“I just finished ‘Tuck Everlasting’ about a family that never grows old and a marvelous book called ‘Because of Winn-Dixie.'”