- Children's Room
- Saturday, June 27, 2020
iRead features the best ebooks and eaudiobooks for children and teens curated by the Children's Room and Teen Center staff.
Delve into these stories of growing up and self-discovery in a world filled with judgment and possibility.
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
available as an eaudiobook and ebook through Overdrive
Seventeen year-old Justyce has done everything right- he's a top student at a prestigious school and is poised to enter the Ivy League, but that doesn’t protect him from the realities of living in America as a young black man. Justyce begins a one-sided correspondence with Dr. Martin Luther King in his search for answers and takes the reader through an exploration of how our society perceives and treats Justyce and young people like him.
- 2018 William C. Morris Debut YA Award
- 2018 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
available as an eaudiobook and ebook through Hoopla
available as an ebook through Overdrive
“And I think about all the things we could be
if we were never told our bodies were not built for them.”
Xiomara is a young Harlem girl facing harassment and discrimination. The only place she truly feels heard is through her poetry, so she decides to join her school's slam poetry club despite her strict mother's wishes. This lyrical and insightful novel-in-verse reflects the strength and determination of a teen that refuses to be silent.
- 2018 National Book Award Winner for Young People's Literature
- 2019 Carnegie Medal
- 2019 Michael Printz Award Winner
- 2019 Pura Belpré Author Award Winner
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young and Black in America edited by Ibi Zoboi
available as an eaudiobook through Hoopla and Overdrive
available as an ebook through Cloud Library and Overdrive
This anthology features short entries from authors Dhonielle Clayton, Jason Reynolds, Nic Stone, and other award-winning young adult authors of color. Through coming-of-age stories, the authors explore the diversity of American black culture and black teen experiences.
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks by Jason Reynolds
available as an eaudiobook and ebook through Overdrive
Jason Reynolds sums up the premise of Look Both Ways as “I’m always trying to show young people as themselves.” In a series of vignettes, he shares snapshots of the lives of 10 neighborhood kids—being kids. Reynolds masterfully creates stories centered on the everyday humor, fear, love, and challenges of young people.
- 2019 National Book Award for Young People's Literature Finalist
- 2020 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
Download and start reading (or listening to) these great titles today.
All you need is your Richland Library card, a laptop or mobile device and Wi-Fi access.
If you don't have a Richland Library card, apply online and start accessing all of our online resources immediately.
A friendly reminder, Wi-Fi remains active at our library locations - with the exception of Richland Library Sandhills (763 Fashion Drive). If customers are seeking high-speed internet or broadband services, they can access it from the parking lots of 12 library locations.