We're closing this week with an If You Ask Me... Q&A, answered by 16-year-old Haleemah from Orange County, CA and 19-year-old Catherine Bromley from Huntington, NY. Below, they weigh in on the Alex Rider and Twilight films, reveal which cuties they'd like to celebrate their birthdays with, and share their burning questions for legendary authors.
Haleemah from Orange County, CA
If you could trade places with any character from a book for a day, who would you be and why?
Maximum Ride!
What is the last book you read? Would you suggest it to a friend? Why or why not?
WHITEOUT by Walter Sorrells. I would recommend this book to my friend because it is full of mysteries.
Name three characters from a book that you'd like to invite to your birthday party.
Maximum Ride, Alex Rider, and Fang!!
Tell us about your top three favorite books of all time.
THE BAR CODE TATTOO by Suzanne Weyn, WHEN THE WIND BLOWS by James Patterson, and THE LAKE HOUSE by James Patterson.
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?
Jane Austen because of her amazing novels. I would ask her how was it living during that time period.
What movies have you seen that were based on books? Did you like the book or film version better? Why?
Alex Rider: I thought that both of them were pretty similar. But I preferred the book.
Tell us about your favorite book series.
Maximum Ride! <3
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Catherine Bromley from Huntington NY
If you could trade places with any character from a book for a day, who would you be and why?
Alice Cullen from Twilight because she is so positive and full of life.
Name three characters from a book that you'd like to invite to your birthday party.
Edward Cullen becasue he is gorgeous, Ron Weasley because he is so funny, and Ben Carter from the Touch novels because he is mysterious.
Do you have a favorite quote from a book? If so, what is it?
"Life sucks, then you die... I'd be so lucky."
- Jacob Black, BREAKING DAWN by Stephenie Meyer
Tell us about your top three favorite books of all time.
ECLIPSE by Stephenie Meyer, VAMPIRE DIARIES: THE AWAKENING by L.J. Smith, and MARKED by P.C. Cast and Kristen Cast
What movies have you seen that were based on books? Did you like the book or film version better? Why?
New Moon: I liked the book better because it was more descriptive than the movie.
