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Resources @ Metropolitan Library System
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Audiobooks & eBooks for Kids
Enjoy our collection of age-appropriate fiction and nonfiction eBooks and audiobooks just for kids. Titles can be checked out for 7 or 14 days (you choose!) and when the checkout period expires, they check themselves in so there are never any late fees!
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hoopla
Hoopla allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone – and even your TV! Titles are ALWAYS AVAILABLE and can be streamed immediately, or downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later. NOTE: When creating a hoopla account, use your last name as your PIN.
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Kanopy
Kanopy offers over 30,000 films, TV shows, and documentaries that you can stream in your browser or watch on iOS, Android, Chromecast, AppleTV, Kindle Fire, or Roku. From The Criterion Collection, PBS, and World Cinema to The Great Courses, Independent Film, and Pee-Wee's Playhouse, Kanopy has something for everyone. You can check out 6 titles per month. Once a title is checked out, you have unlimited viewing of it for the next 3 days.
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| Lety Out Loud by Angela CervantesWhat it’s about: almost-6th-grader Lety Muñoz is eager to become the “shelter scribe” at the Furry Friends Animal Shelter, writing profiles for the each of the animals (and improving her English while she’s at it). The only problem? Grouchy classmate Hunter wants the job too.
You might also like: author Angela Cervantes’ earlier book Gaby, Lost and Found, which features another Latina heroine who finds her strength and her voice while volunteering at the same animal shelter. |
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| Watch Hollow by Gregory FunaroWhat it’s about: With their father’s clock shop failing, Oliver and Lucy Tinker know that their family has no choice but to accept a very strange offer: move to Blackford House in Watch Hollow so that their dad can fix its gigantic -- and possibly supernatural -- cuckoo clock.
Read it for: page-turning tension, magical clockwork, lurking evil, and an eerie, enchanted forest.
For fans of: Jonathan Auxier’s The Night Gardener.
Digital Format: Available as an eBook & eAudiobook from OverDrive. |
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| Eventown by Corey Ann HayduWhat it’s about: Elodee and her family have just moved to Eventown, where it’s always sunny, the air tastes like blueberries, and everyone is perfectly content...everyone except Elodee.
Why you might like it: The further you read in this suspenseful, bittersweet story, the more curious you’ll become about what lies beneath Eventown’s polished perfection, and what happened to Elodee’s family that made them move there.
Digital Format: Available as an eBook from OverDrive. |
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| Right as Rain by Lindsey StoddardWhat it’s about: Moving to New York City was supposed to be a fresh start for Rain’s family after her brother died, but Rain feels more stuck than ever: the city is loud and crowded, her parents are a mess, and her new neighbor Frankie does NOT want a new friend.
Why you might like it: You’ll feel for Rain as she grieves for her brother and tries to find her footing, both at school and at home.
Digital Format: Available as an eBook from OverDrive. |
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| The Lost Girl by Anne UrsuWhat it’s about: After identical twins Iris and Lark are separated at school for the first time, protective, practical Iris can’t stop worrying about her shy, dreamy sister.
Featuring: an uncanny antique store; an extraordinary crow; a series of missing objects; and a sisterly bond that’s stronger than any monster.
Why you might like it: Though it’s set in the real world, The Lost Girl offers an intriguing blend of fantasy, mystery, and adventure.
Digital Format: Available as an eBook & eAudiobook from OverDrive. |
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| Lucky Broken Girl by Ruth BeharWhat it’s about: In 1966, things are looking up for Jewish Cuban immigrant Ruthie -- she's the hopscotch queen of Queens, her English is getting better, and her Papi finally lets her have a pair of go-go boots. Then, a car accident leaves her stuck in a full-body cast for a year.
Is it for you? If you like bittersweet, realistic stories about surviving tough situations, you don't want to miss Lucky Broken Girl.
Award buzz: winner of the 2018 Pura Belpré Award.
Digital Format: Available as an eBook & eAudiobook from OverDrive. |
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| The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyStarring: strong-willed Ada, who has a limp due to a clubfoot; Jamie, her little brother; and Susan, the prickly woman who takes them both into her home after they flee World War II-era London.
Why you might like it: After surviving years of abuse from her cruel mother, Ada is a tough character, but you’ll be drawn in by her anger, frustration, and eventual joy as she learns to trust in herself and her new home.
Award buzz: winner of the 2016 Schneider Family Book Award.
Digital Format: Available as an eBook & eAudiobook from OverDrive. |
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| As Brave As You by Jason ReynoldsWhat it’s about: While visiting his grandparents in rural Virginia, Brooklyn-born worrywart Genie has to deal with heat, no Internet access, a strict Grandma, and a Grandpop who carries a gun even though he’s losing his eyesight.
Is it for you? If you love characters who feel so real that it’s like you know them, don’t miss this standalone book from author of the popular TRACK series.
Award buzz: honored in 2017 by the Coretta Scott King Award (and several others, too!).
Digital Format: Available as an eBook & eAudiobook from OverDrive! |
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| Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire by Susan Tan; illustrated by Dana WulfekotteIntroducing: eight-and-a-half-year-old Cilla, who’s destined to be a big-name author someday. That means she’s got to start writing her life story now, before it's turned upside down by "The Blob," the new baby her mom is expecting.
Who it’s for: Anyone who's ever felt both loved and annoyed by their family will want to root for Cilla in this funny 1st book in a series.
Award buzz: honored in 2018 by the Asian/Pacific American Literature Award.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 8-11!
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