Ebooks
Sora is our ebook and audiobook platform. If you're traveling, ebooks and audiobooks can be your friend: You can have dozens of books on your tablet or phone and can connect to Sora and the public library wherever you are in the world to top up your reading.
If you're a rookie, here are the absurdly simple instructions for getting set up, borrowing, and enjoying ebooks. Or just click on one of the links below and follow the instructions!
Realistic fiction
All the Noise at Once by An autistic and Black teen battles on and off the football field to define his own destiny and come to his brother's aid after he is arrested.
Conditions of a Heart by Ever since she was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, 16-year-old Brynn Kwan has been determined to keep her condition a secret from friends and classmates. But when she is suspended from school, she begins to embrace her true self.
Shampoo Unicorn by After a hit-and-run leaves Greg, a closeted jock, unconscious, Brian, the secret host of a popular podcast, uses his platform to investigate the crime and reveal harsh truths about their small town.
Sunlight Playing over a Mountain by Raised on fantastical stories spun by her free-spirited single mother, Jasmine Cheng, artistic 15-year-old, must face a harsh reality when a family secret is discovered
True Life in Uncanny Valley by When Eleanor become the live-in summer nanny for the family of her long-estranged AI genius father, she quickly realizes that they are not living the curated lifestyle she's seen online.
When We Ride by A propulsive novel in verse about two best friends on different paths: Benny is hardworking and plans to go to college while Lawson is dealing drugs to get by. Will Benny's loyalty to Lawson change his future?
Historical
Death in the Jungle by How did Jim Jones, the leader of Peoples Temple, convince more than 900 of his followers to commit "revolutionary suicide" by drinking cyanide-laced punch? This nuanced work of narrative nonfiction attempts to explain as well as giving voice to survivors.
Where the Heart Should Be by Set in 1846 Ireland at the start of the potato famine, this novel follows Nell as she tries to keep her family together while falling in love with the son of their landlord.
Speculative fiction
After Life by Amber rides her bike home from school only to discover she's been been dead for seven years and everyone else has moved on. Why is she back?
Best of All Worlds by On a trip to a cabin with his father and stepmother, Zay wakes to find that the cabin has moved and they're trapped beneath a dome. It becomes increasingly creepy when another family arrives.
Colony by An alien swarm ravages a colony on Mars, leaving Adam and a band of teenagers in a desperate battle for survival.
The Corruption of Hollis Brown by Hollis Brown falls in love with Walt, the ghost that possesses him. Could their relationship bring hope to the decaying rural town he lives in?
Deadstream by Teresa is afraid to leave her bedroom since surviving the accident that killed her best friend. But when she sees a stalker invading her safe online world, she knows she's going to have to break out.
Hyo the Hellmaker by In this stunningly illustrated fantasy, Hyo is a hellmaker, hired to create customized hells for your worst enemy. After a demon puts a curse on her village, she goes on a quest to save her people.
Sea Change by Turtle is a genetically modified Mer who has both lungs and gills. When she falls in love with Normal Kai, she decides to undergo the surgery that will remove her gills. Inspired by The Little Mermaid.
Skipshock by On a train headed to boarding school, Margo suddenly finds herself in another world where time functions differently. Can she get back to her own time and place?
The Survivor Wants to Die at the End by In this third book in the They Both Die at the End series, Paz and Alano help each other learn to live.
Titan of the Stars by Engineer Celeste and wealthy passenger Dominic are on the Titan, a luxury ship bound for Mars after an ecological disaster on Earth. But when aliens run amok, they band together to survive.
When the Moon Hits Your Eye by This multi-faceted and amusing scifi novel looks at what happens when the moon suddenly turns to cheese.
Mysteries and thrillers
Kill Creatures by One year after Nan's three best friends disappear, no one is more surprised than her when one of them returns--because she's the one who killed them!
This Moth Saw Brightness by Wayne and his friends Jane and Kermit are participants in a "teen health" clinical study which becomes increasingly sinister.
The Thrashers by After an apparent suicide at a high school, the police investigation focuses on The Thrashers, an elite group of students.
Up in Smoke by Cooper and Monique, investigate the murder of a protester at a Black Lives Matter rally while trying to clear the name of their wrongly accused friend Jason.
Romance
Amelia, If Only by At the end of high school, bisexual Amelia invites her friends on a final adventure to meet her parasocial crush, YouTuber Walter. But Amelia is missing who's right in front of her.
Eliza, from Scratch by Overachiever Eliza is mistakenly enrolled in Culinary Arts instead of AP Physics. At first, Eliza resents her assigned partner, foodie Wesley, but as they spend more time in the kitchen, their mutual attraction grows.
In Case You Read This by Gabe and Arden, two transgender teens, meet by chance in a motel in Nebraska when they are both moving to new towns. They decide not to stay in touch as it might ruin their memories of their magical day, but as they are settling into their new homes, they find a way to connect.
Twelfth Knight by A slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance that's a retelling of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night set in the world of online gaming.
