Guys Read: Need recommendations for books for boys of all ages? Check out Guys Read!
Guys Listen: Having trouble getting a student to read? Check out Guys Listen to learn more about the power of audio books and listen to samples
.http://library.booksontape.com/guyslisten.cfm
TeenReads: This site brings teens up-to-date on great teen books. Teens can share books reviews and learn more about their favorite authors as well.
E-Book/Audio Book Websites:
ReadPrint:“Free online books library for students, teachers, and the classic enthusiast.” Students and teachers can read a lot of classics on here. This is a great tool for students who forget to bring books home or for teachers to use to show certain passages etc. Teachers and students can also find short stories, plays and poetry on this website.
LibriVox:“LibriVox volunteers record chapters of books in the public domain and release the audio files back onto the net. Our goal is to make all public domain books available as free audio books.” Hear Shakespeare Monologues, Jane Austen’s famous works; listen to The Constitution of the United States of America or Amendments made to the Constitution, Beowulf, and lots of poetry. Podcasts are also available. Read the how to listen section to find out more about downloading these audio books.
Page By Page Books: “We have hundreds of classic books you can read right now, all absolutely free! It is an ideal way to expand your horizons, catch up on your reading list, or read books that it seems like everyone else has already read.” Read books online for free like Dracula by Bram Stoker, Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Aesop's Fables, Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, various inaugural addresses and speeches from past presidents, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and much more!
http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/
Your school and public library are also great resources!