eBook Resources
Reading takes you places when you have to stay where you are.
Allen ISD has a Digital Library!
Click on the Sora/OverDrive link to enter our Virtual Library
To view the collection directly on the Sora app, click here. Same books, a more user-friendly interface.
You may download and enjoy eBooks and audiobooks; or you may read or listen from your browser:
To sign in, select your school from the drop-down menu.
Then, click [the name of your middle school] Users click here.
Next, click the blue SSO sign-in bar.
You will be taken to the familiar Allen ISD Portal page. Sign in using your ID number and password.
You may also read on your phone or other device. You will need to download the Sora app.
Follow these steps:
Download the Sora by Overdrive app on your device.
Add your Library by searching for Allen ISD (Secondary Campuses)
Then, click for [the name of your middle school] Users click here
Next, click the blue SSO sign-in bar.
You will see the Allen ISD Portal...sign in using your Allen ISD credentials (Student ID & Password)
Find a book and READ ON!
for K-6th grade
About the TumblePremium:
The TP is a collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books) with fiction, non-fiction and foreign language titles, Math Stories, Read-Alongs (chapter books with sentence highlighting and narration but no animation), Videos (from National Geographics), TumbleTV which consists of pre-set playlists of a sequence of books, Tumble Puzzles & Games, and TumbleResources for teachers and students. TumbleBooks are created from existing picture books which we have licensed from children's book publishers and converted to the TumbleBook format.
Because Allen ISD Elementary schools subscribe to TumblePremium Library, we have complimentary access.
Other eBooks are available through EBSCO and other TexQuest databases. Many of these are non-fiction and would be helpful for research.
This collection is created for K-12 students and the educators that work with them.
The eBook K-12 Collection titles chosen to support a quality learning experience for K-12 students across all subject areas taught in schools. The collection also features a selection of Teacher Resources to support educators and administrators
You will need to login to view the eBooks. Click here for a Google Doc with login information for all eBook resources. This document is restricted; you must sign in using your AISD credentials (Student ID and password)
Browse non-fiction eBooks by grade level or category.
You will need to login to view the eBooks. Click here for a Google Doc with login information for all eBook resources. This document is restricted; you must sign in using your AISD credentials (Student ID and password)
LitFinder provides access to literary works and authors throughout history and includes more than 150,000 full-text poems and 800,000+ poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays. The database also includes secondary materials like biographies, images, and more.
You will need to login to view the eBooks. Click here for a Google Doc with login information for all eBook resources. This document is restricted; you must sign in using your AISD credentials (Student ID and password)
An integrated research experience, Gale Literary Sources brings together Gale's premier literary databases in a new digital environment that allows researchers, faculty and students to search across these resources to discover and analyze content in entirely new ways. No other publisher offers this unmatched combination of uniquely rich literary content, dependable metadata, and intuitive subject indexing - all enriched by features and design that breathes new life into the study of literature. As Gale makes additional Literary Resources available through Gale Literary Sources, and if your library has access to these products, they will be automatically added to the Gale Literary Sources experience upon release.
You will need to login to view the eBooks. Click here for a Google Doc with login information for all eBook resources. This document is restricted; you must sign in using your AISD credentials (Student ID and password)
Additional eBooks for Curtis Middle School Students
Destiny collection Unlimited User eBooks.webmeBook Collections on Destiny Discover
Multi-person Fiction Book Collection
Multi-person Non-fiction Book Collection
We have another platform with additional eBooks. These are available to Curtis students. The great thing about these books is that they may be checked out to multiple students at once! Great for book clubs or lit circles.
Great for 7th grade Science and 7th grade ELA, especially for the Fairy Tale unit!
User Name: curtismiddle
Password: cougars
You must also sign in using your Student ID number.