Alice entered the room with a heavy sigh. "Hello," she breathed. The reason for her tired attitude was her parents. They were dropping hints (again) about what course she should take for college, and they weren't being subtle about it [i]at all[/i]. Glancing at the group huddled around Ashley, she saw her holding a book. 

Being the bibliophile that she was, of course Alice asked: "What book is that?"