Your child may need to physically stay at home, but why not send their minds on an adventure? The Handley Regional Library System is now offering Hoopla Digital, free with your library card! Hoopla offers on-demand resources of over 300,000 movies, e-books, audiobooks, music, and more! Read all about it here, then head over and create a free account to start your adventures right away.
Did we mention there are over 300,000 choices? If that seems overwhelming, here are some library staff suggestions on some books to get your child started.
I Survived by Lauren Tarshis. In these exciting audiobooks you'll find the most terrifying events in history brought vividly to life.
Wings of Fire by Tui T. Sutherland. Sit back and enjoy the audiobook series about seven dragon tribes that have been at war for generations, locked in an endless battle over an ancient, lost treasure. A secret movement called the Talons of Peace is determined to bring an end to the fighting, with the help of a prophecy -- a foretelling that calls for great sacrifice.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney. Available as an eBook, you can read this popular series about a boy named Greg Heffley and his struggles to fit in as he begins middle school.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan. This is one of our most popular series for older elementary and middle schoolers. You can find the first three books in an eBook collection, or check out the comics, which are also available on Hoopla! Join the adventures of Percy Jackson and his demigod friends as they fight mythological monsters and the forces of the King of the Titans, Kronos.
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer. Available as an eBook as well as the Graphic Novel, tweens will love this series about twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl, a millionaire, a genius—and, above all, a criminal mastermind. But even Artemis doesn't know what he's taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. These aren't the fairies of bedtime stories—they're dangerous!
Don't forget that we also have many great books available through Overdrive. Download audiobooks through their Libby app, or check out eBooks to your Kindle device. A couple of the titles above can be found there, including Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Wings of Fire, plus additional series, including a large collection of Big Nate Comix and Last Kids on Earth, where you can follow the adventure of Jack and his friends as they try to survive the monster apocalypse.
Though we miss our young patrons at the library, we are happy to be able to bring you these many digital resources to make the days full of exciting expeditions, adventure, intrigue, and humor.