“'Baby Proof,' by Emily Giffin. It's about a young couple who both agree not to have children until someone changes their minds.”

— Ashley Ahrens, Vermont Law School student, Lawrence

“'The American,' by Henry James. It's about a self-made man from America who travels to Europe to take in as much culture as he can, but he ends up falling in love and has to charm her traditional family into letting them marry.”

— Dan Herzog, freelance editor, Tai Chung, Taiwan

“'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' by William Shakespeare. I've read it quite a few times. It's a story my father read to me as a child, because it's kind of like a fairy tale.”

— Rachel Smith, Kansas University senior, Lawrence

“I just read 'On The Wings of Heroes,' by Richard Peck. It's about a boy and his family struggling through World War II while his brother is flying missions from England. It's kind of funny and heartwrenching all at the same time.”

— Lisa Harkrader, writer, Tonganoxie