Mel Nowak

Mel Nowak,

American Film Institute

graduate student,

Los Angeles

“‘The Corrections,’ by Jonathan Franzen. It’s about the disintegration of the Midwestern family. It’s being made into a movie, so everyone should get a jump on reading it.”

Mark Hennessy

Mark Hennessy,

teacher,

Lawrence

“‘The Secret History,’ by Procopius. It’s about the unknown history of the Byzantine Empire.”

Renee Borders

Renee Borders,

Kansas University junior,

Lawrence

“‘With the Old Breed,’ by E.B. Sledge. It’s the memoirs of a Marine veteran of World

War II.”

Christine Wolgast

Christine Wolgast,

stylist,

Lawrence

“‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,’ by J.K. Rowling. I’m reading it for my little sister, who has read them all. It’s a sibling thing.”

Vendela Souvanny

Vendela Souvanny,

South Junior High School

eighth-grader,

Lawrence

“‘Growing up in the Holocaust,’ by Ben Edelbaum. It’s about a boy who lived in a Jewish ghetto and gets separated from his family.”