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.

Books to read for free online

For classics try Project Gutenberg. Once in the site use the search bar to look for a title or click on one of the bookshelves and I suggest S1 /S2 select from one of the lists for children.  A few great titles to try are:

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

The Railway Children by E Nesbit

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Peter Pan by J M Barrie

Kidnapped by R L Stevenson

The Call of the wild by Jack London

Anne of Green Gables by L M Montgomery

For any S1 readers struggling to get hold of books try the weekly book from Oak National Academy. The books are only available for one week. Sometimes they are suitable for high school, sometimes not.  

Don't forget you can access Borrowbox on the West Lothian Libraries site.  Remember if you want to hear authors read their books try the Author Reads on the previous post- will be adding more to that list each week.

Author Reads

These books are all read by their authors and are available for you to listen to in full on Youtube. Simply click on the book image and you should be taken to the correct page.

All suitable for S1/S2 and above, so enjoy. Pop me a wee email and let me know what you think.

A story of survival. The country has been flooded and Zoe is alone, desperate and has to escape the marauding gangs.

For those who love fantasy, sci-fi adventures.

The story of a rather unusual boy who lives in a graveyard.

For those who like wit and the supernatural.

This is the second book of the series. Book one The Last Wild was read during the first lockdown. Piers is doing a daily read of each chapter of this second novel during this latest lockdown.

For those who like adventure stories, who love animals and are interested in the environment.

Scarlett by Cathy Cassidy is one of her earlier books and a stand-alone story.

For those who like to break the rules!

And if you want more then Cathy Cassidy has also read Love from Lexie a book about friendship and about not fitting in.

For the months of February and March there is a selection of books to listen to for free on the World Book Day Website. Follow the link and go down to Fiction at the bottom of the page. Select from the following and more.

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.