“'Anne of Green Gables.’ I don’t think I had ever read any of it before, but it’s just great.”

— Sonya Schinkel, nurse, Lawrence

“Books about the digestive system for school.”

— Adam Leonard, Prairie Park fifth-grader, Lawrence

“'The ‘Cat Who ...’ series by Lilian Jackson Braun. If you like cats, they’re wonderful depictions.”

— Cathy Lediker, art director, Lawrence

“'Complications’ by Atul Gawande. It’s about recognizing that medicine is a science, sure, but there’s a learning process to becoming a surgeon. It helps us to understand doctors.”

— Melissa Knight, health services administration student, Lawrence

“'Recipes for Life’ by Linda Evans. I think I’ll just dive right in.”

— Doris Stubeck, retired, Lawrence