Online Reading Resources
Graphic novels are not comic books or picture books. They are novels in graphic form. The American Library Association define a graphic novel as "a full-length story told in paneled, sequential, graphic format." Storybooks, while full of illustrations, rely more on text than pictures to tell the story. A graphic novel needs no blocks of text, because all the conversations, actions, and narration take place in the panel themselves.
Graphic novels can actually strengthen a child's grasp of vocabulary and help tweens and teens get a handle on complicated stories.
Our library has many graphic novels such as, Big Nate, Dog Man, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Wings of Fire series whose characters are familiar to the readers, and deal in comic-style actions. The majority of these novels are in the 5.0 RL with 1.0-3.0 AR points.
Epic is a popular subscription service offering families and classrooms access to tons of books, videos, and quizzes from top publishers to support kids in reading, learning, and growing.
Destiny Discover® is like having a super cool tool that lets students and teachers easily search and get to all your stuff - from books to eBooks, audiobooks, interactive reads, and even free or paid databases! You are able to see if the book is available in our library!
Looking for books with AR quizzes just got simpler with Accelerated Reader Bookfinder! Whether you're a student, teacher, parent, or librarian, you can search in English or Spanish based on ATOS book level, interest level, title, author, fiction/nonfiction, subject, awards, state lists, CCSS Exemplars, and more.
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All you need is a library card from your local library! Hoopla Digital really ramps up the library game by giving all kinds of libraries the chance to hook their visitors up with a massive range of digital goodies like movies, TV shows, music, audiobooks, Ebooks, and comics. They've come up with a cool system where folks can grab stuff right away, no waiting around for availability issues.
Looking for a cool spot where kids of all ages can game, crack jokes, explore quirky surveys, dig into science facts, and try out some awesome crafts and recipes? Check out Highlights for Kids!
Time for Kids is a magazine made for kids like you! It's available online and in print. You can read news stories that show you what real journalists write, all just right for your grade level. Some articles are even written by kids themselves! Time for Kids has editions for different grades: one for K–1, another for 2nd graders, and one more for students in grades 3–6. Enjoy reading!