Freading!

Did you know that the Library has a new e-book lending service for Westport residents? You can access Freading on all kinds of devices, including your Nook, IPad, Android, and IPhone. Visit our Freading page for instructions on how to download books. But the bigger question is- what books are available for download? There are dozens of teen books to choose from. Here are some recommendations:

All of these can be downloaded for free from Freading; they can be borrowed for two weeks and renewed once. For a full list of books, visit the Freading website and look under the category "Juvenile Fiction."

Are You Going to Kiss Me Now?
by Sloane Tanen
Celebrity-obsessed writer Francesca gets more than she bargained for when she is marooned on an island with five vapid stars with no survival skills.

Dreaming Anastasia
by Joy Preble
In alternating voices, sixteen-year-old Chicagoan Anne and handsome, magical Ethan tell of their fated quest to rescue Russian Grand Duchess Anastasia, who tells of her long captivity in the hut of legendary witch Baba Yaga.

Haunted
by Joy Preble
In the sequel to Dreaming Anastasia, Anne is stalked by a stranger. But, searching for the stranger’s identity reveals secrets about her own life that she might not want to know…

Eyes in the Mirror
by Julia Mayer
Two girls discover each other in their reflections in the bathroom mirror and form a friendship when they discover that they are leading parallel lives. But when they decide to switch places, they make shocking discoveries that will change their fate forever.

iDrakula
by Bekka Black
A modern-day Drakula story told through text messages, Twitter feeds, web pages, emails, and instant messages.

Instructions for a Broken Heart
by Kim Culbertson
When Jesse catches her boyfriend cheating on her on a class trip to Italy, her friend sends her 20 envelopes full of instructions on how to get over him.

Picture the Dead
by Adele Griffin
Letters, scrawled notes, and photographs from the Civil War tell a gothic Civil War ghost story. On the home front in Massachusetts in 1864, Jennie senses the presence of her loved ones as they die far away in battle and soon begins attempts to communicate with the dead.

Songs for a Teenage Nomad
by Kim Culbertson
After living in twelve places in eight years, Callie puts more of herself into her song journal than she does into her relationships. But can she open up emotionally to something besides music?

Undertakers
by Ty Drago
After waking up to discover his neighbors have turned into zombies, Will flees his home and falls in with an army of teenagers banded together to defeat the undead.

We Hear the Dead
by Diane K. Salerni
Historical fiction novel about The Fox sisters, inventors of the séance and inspiration for the Spiritualist movement. Do they really hear the dead… or do they hear money in their pockets?