“‘The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner’s Semester at America’s Holiest University’ by Kevin Roose. It’s about a Brown University student going undercover at Liberty University to see what their religious students are like.”

— Tien Lee, journalism professor, Taipei City, Taiwan

“‘Black Swan Green’ by David Mitchell. It’s about a boy growing up during the Cold War that goes on his own adventures. He meets gypsies and learns about who his father really is and what his life’s about.”

— Katie Travis, journalism major, Lawrence

“‘Copper Sun’ by Sharon M. Draper. It’s about slavery, focusing on this one girl who was taken from her tribe and is forced into slavery.”

— Rianon Wallace-Demby, Southwest Junior High eighth-grader, Lawrence

“‘Outlander’ by Diana Gabaldon. It’s a fiction about a woman who accidentally travels back in time. She is from right after World War II and travels back to the 1700s in Scotland.”

— Heather Bunker, staffing specialist, Lawrence

“‘First Lord’s Fury’ by Jim Butcher. It’s the last in a series of books about a young boy who starts out in a valley and becomes the ruler of the land.”

— Benjamin Cross, architecture major, Lawrence