“’Pale Horse Coming’ by Stephen Hunter. It’s about a prison area that’s secluded from the rest of the world. The main character has to go down and investigate it.”

— Julie Selberg, nurse, Atchison

“’Catch 22’ by Joseph Heller. It’s a novel about fighter pilots during World War II.”

— Fernando Estrada, graduate student, Lawrence

“’The Adoration of Jenna Fox’ by Mary E. Pearson. It’s about a girl who comes out of a coma and has to figure out her past.”

— Katrina Walker, eighth-grader, Lawrence

“’Jane Eyre’ by Charlotte Bronte. It’s about a servant girl who went to an orphanage and became a governess to another girl. She falls in love with her master who has a wife locked in the attic.”

— Cassandra Walter, law student, Lawrence

“'Nature’s End’ by Whitley Strieber. It’s futuristic, apocalyptic and scientific.”

— Marcene Selberg, nurse, Atchison