FREE READs!!!
Below you will find several resources to access books for free online. For the resources below, you will need to sign up with an email account, so PLEASE check with your parents first before doing so. I hope you find a few helpful websites to get you reading at home without breaking the bank!
Ebooks & Audio books from mahomet public library
The Mahomet Public Library has a vast assortment of Ebooks and Audio Books available for checkout!!!
WHAT YOU NEED: You will need a library card in order to borrow the items and a personal device (Kindle, Nook, Smartphone, etc) to access your items. WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW: You can contact the library via phone (217-586-2611) or email ([email protected]) for help in downloading these items or setting up your own library card! The Mahomet Public Library is OPEN and ready to hand out library cards to people who need them!!! |
SCHOLASTIC LEARN AT HOME
Scholastic has provided weeks' worth of organized and interactive lessons for Grades 6-9 with Scholastic Learn at Home. I love reading short, intertwined, non-fiction pieces, and that's exactly what this FREE Scholastic service offers. Each week has a theme, and the reading and activities are actually...FUN! I hope you check these three weeks out for some great informational texts.
WHAT YOU NEED: Online access. This is free to everyone. WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW: There are also three week "courses" available for Pre-K & Kindergarten, 1st-2nd, and 3rd-5th. If you have siblings that need some great readings and activities to do, tell your parents and guardians about this...or, show your siblings yourself! |
Internet archive: open library
The Open Library online has hundreds of thousands of books FOR FREE. I HIGHLY recommend using this site for free reads.
WHAT YOU NEED: You'll have to enter an email address and provide a password. WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW: If a book has READ under the cover, you don't need to enter an email address for access. If a book has BORROW under the cover, you'll have to login with your email address and password to read the book. You can read one book at a time if it says BORROW, return it when done, and then get another book. |
riveted: by simon teen
If you LOVE young adult drama, suspense, or fantasy, RIVETED by SimonTeen is the free book source for you! This site has so many amazing and exciting free books. The coolest part is it's updated monthly!
WHAT YOU NEED: You'll have to enter an email address and provide a password. WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW: Books are available as a FULL free read or an EXTENDED EXCERPT free read. Each month new free reads are added. If you find a book you really like toward the end of the month, you better read fast! (No pressure, though...just an FYI.) |
READ PRINT
Read Print is an AMAZING online resource for free classic books. I know not everyone enjoys classics, but man oh MAN, does this site have some amazing free books. Jane Austen, the Bronte Sisters, Shakespeare, F. Scott Fitzgerald...they're all here and MORE!!!
WHAT YOU NEED: Online access. No email address or login is required. WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW: Unlike Open Library, Read Print will not keep your place in a book you are reading: you'll have to remember the page or chapter you are on if you have to leave your book while in the middle of reading. BUT, this is a small price to pay for a free read...in my opinion. |