E-Book of the Month

 

February's E-book of the month is Our Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland.

Henry Page is a hopeless romantic who's never been in love. Grace Town, who walks with a cane, wears oversized clothes, and rarely showers, isn't the dream girl he imagined - but when they are both chosen to edit the school paper, it doesn't take long for him to start falling for her. It's obvious there is something broken about Grace, and Henry wants to help her put the pieces back together again. But some things can't be fixed. 

You can borrow e-Books and audio books from West Lothian Libraries' Borrowbox collection - ask Mrs Lumsden for your borrower barcode and PIN and you'll be able to download books direct to your device! 💖

January's E-book of the Month

 

Again Again by E. Lockhart

Again Again follows various possible alternative storylines about a teenager trying to come to terms with her younger brother's drug addiction while pursuing romantic interests of her own.

When Adelaide Buchman's younger brother succumbs to a drug overdose, she saves his life. In the aftermath, looking for distraction, she becomes a stylish, bright charmer who blows off school and falls madly in love - even though her heart is shattered.

Adelaide is catapulted into a summer of wild possibility, during which she will fall in and out of love a thousand times while finally confronting her brother, their history, and her own strength.

and this book is available to download from Borrowbox now. See Mrs Lumsden for more information on how to borrow eBooks from West Lothian Libraries.

eMagazines

  

Just to highlight that you can access these for free through West Lothian libraries. You will need to have a library card for West Lothian libraries and you will have to download the rbdigital app and register with that. Once done though you can read a range of magazines for free. This month they are highlighting the New Scientist, though I may be more tempted to dream of far away places or even just get busy in the kitchen!

   

Run out of books to read?

You can  borrow  e-resources for  free from West Lothian Public Libraries. If you are already a member of the Pubic Libraries use that card to access and download resources such as eBooks and eTalking Books with the BorrowBox App. 

If you don't have a membership card for the Public Library ebook service I can set you up with a Card using your school barcode. Email me on the Request form and I will send the card with instructions to on how to use BorrowBox to your English teacher.

 

Other options

Project Gutenberg; Great for reading free out of copyright classics such as Dickens (eg A Christmas Carol, Oliver, Great expectations etc) or Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice, Emma etc). Why not listen to the classic tale of a dog in "Call of the Wild", the last book read by our book group. Note they also have titles in other languages

Audio books -  where to find them.

During lockdown Sync  https://www.audiobooksync.com/    and

Audible: were offering free services. These have now finished but you might still be interested in what they have to offer.  

Neil Gaiman with the help of friends has been reading Coraline and the Graveyard book.

And for some light relief why not listen to David Walliams and his daily chapters in Elevenses. See also the post about Harry Potter books from last Friday.