FAQs about the Books
Do I need to have read specific books?
No. You don't have to talk about any specific book or series.
If you choose your own book/series to talk about, it should be a speculative YA novel with a strong or prominent adolescent-adult mentoring relationship.
In this study, speculative fiction includes stories with future, dystopian, magical, or otherwise imagined worlds.
In doubt? Send us an email! I'm very curious about the books you would choose.
What books do you want to hear about?
The four core series of the Reading Mentors project are:
- The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
- The Shadow and Bone trilogy by Leigh Bardugo
- The Testing trilogy by Joelle Charbonneau
- The Great Library series by Rachel Caine
But I'm interested in hearing about other books and encourage you to choose the stories that matter most to you.
Do I get to choose which books I talk about?
For the survey, yes. You decide which books, series, and characters you mention. There are no right or wrong choices.For the interview, it works a little differently. Interviews will mostly focus on the four core series of the project. Together, we’ll decide which one to discuss. Not everyone can get their first choice, because we aim for an even spread across the books and series.
Do I have to re-read a book or series?
No, not unless you want to. We do encourage you to choose books you’ve read recently, so the characters and story are still fresh in your mind.
I haven't finished a
series yet. Is that okay?
Yes, that's fine. You can talk about the books you have read in a particular series. The survey also asks which books in a series you have read, so that we can keep track of any major plot points or twists that happen after where you stopped.