Books, comics, poetry & interactive stories

ePlatform: A selection of eBooks and eAudiobooks available anywhere with your School email. [How to Guide]

EPIC: free eBooks, read to me books and audiobooks likely to be of most interest to S1/S2. [Ask Miss Gould for access]

Borrowbox: allows you to browse, borrow and download eBooks and eAudiobooks through the app, desktop site on any internet enabled device. [Available with membership of Aberdeen City Libraries join here]

Oxford Very Short Introductions: offers the chance to read a selection of the popular series of books "Very Short Introductions". [Available with membership of Aberdeen City Libraries join here]

The Book of Hopes: a collection of short stories that bring hope and joy edited by Katherine Rundell. 

Scots Hoose: Comics in Scots/ Doric language free to read. 

Webtoon:  Read creator made comics  for free. The birthplace of Heartstopper and Lore Olympus.

PoetryLine: an extensive bank of poems, videos of poet performances and interviews.

Scottish Poetry Library: read poems by Scottish poets. 

IMBED-X: Find Jenna: Jenna took part in IMBED-X’s tech experiment in January 2020 and has since vanished. Adam needs Instagram, Google and you to help find her in this thrilling online mystery created by local author Shane Strachan.  [If you don't have an Instagram account contact Miss Gould to view]

Land of Legends : Part game/ part story. In mythical Greece, Hermes, messenger of the gods, has a task for you. While you help him, you might learn a thing or two about Greek gods, heroes and monsters. 

The alliance: Set sail on The Alliance as a levitating nun from a small convent in England, Mistress Portolan, a cartographer of great skill, or the boatswain's bear, who is a wonderful opera singer. For fans of interactive fiction.