Answering today's If You Ask Me... Q&A are Kathryn Erskine from Charlottesville, VA and Heidi Zweifel from Stoughton, WI. Check out their responses below, where they reveal which sassy leading ladies they'd each love to switch places with for a day, and talk about some of their favorite reads, which just so happen to be some of ours, too!Kathryn Erskine from Charlottesville, VA
If you could trade places with any character from a book for a day, who would you be and why?
Catherine from CATHERINE, CALLED BIRDY because I love that period of history and that girl has sass!
What is the last book you read? Would you suggest it to a friend? Why or why not?
MARCELO IN THE REAL WORLD. Beautiful! A great insight into the mind of someone who sees the world without social filters.
Name three characters from a book that you'd like to invite to your birthday party.
Meg, Dustfinger and Eleanor from INKHEART.
If you had the opportunity to meet any author (dead or alive), who would you choose to meet, and what three questions would you ask him/her?
Christopher Paul Curtis:
1. How many incidents in your book are from YOUR real life?
2. What are you working on now?
3. What great book do you wish you'd written?
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Heidi Zweifel from Stoughton, WI
If you could trade places with any character from a book for a day, who would you be and why?
Eliza Bennet from PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. Two words... Mr. Darcy!!! Also, she''s so spunky!
What is the last book you read? Would you suggest it to a friend? Why or why not?
CAPTIVATE, the sequel to NEED. I would for sure recommend it to anyone who likes supernatural stories! Pixies are a fun change and Carrie Jones creates a really interesting story that "captivates" ;)
Tell us about your favorite book series.
I am loving THE HUNGER GAMES!! The writing draws you in and the story line really gets you thinking!
