“'To Kill a Mocking Bird,' by Harper Lee. It's such a good book, and I hadn't read it in a while, so I decided to read it again.”

— Donna Somers, insurance filer, Tonganoxie

“The 'Ranma' graphic novels. They're about a guy who travels to China to train, but after falling into a spring he is transformed into a girl when he comes into contact with cold water and hot water changes him back.”

— Cody Somers, Tonganoxie High School senior, Tonganoxie

“'Energy From the Vacuum,' by Tom Bearden. It's about a movement among a group of physicists in Switzerland to tap into what Nikola Tesla called 'nature's workwheel' and to pick up where he left off in creating free energy.”

— Tyler Rey, business owner, Lawrence

“'No Shortcuts to the Top,' by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts. It's about climbing the world's 14 tallest peaks.”

— Stephanie Hodges, Colorado State University graduate student, Fort Collins, Colo.

“'Saint Germain on Alchemy.' It's an old French book from the 1800s, but it's a classic. It's about using your body's energy to convert existing matter into usable materials.”

— Steve Carrier, martial arts instructor, Lawrence