Pam Stewart, teacher, Tonganoxie

“‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ by J.K. Rowling. It’s about his sixth year at Hogwarts. I teach seventh grade, so I have to keep up on these things.”

Lacey Doherty, Kansas University, junior, Lawrence

“‘Fahrenheit 451’ by Ray Bradbury. It’s about burning books to control people’s experiences.”

Shashank Singh, KU graduate, Lawrence

“‘Leviathan’ by Paul Auster. It’s someone recanting about a friend who just killed himself. I really don’t know where it’s going from here, but I like his writing style.”

Julie Unruh, teacher’s aide, Lawrence

“‘Last Year’s Jesus’ by Ellen Slezak. There are nine short stories in it. The one I’m reading now is about a lady who owns an apartment building, and the only tenants she can get are alcoholics. It’s pretty good.”