Hello everyone. The Division of Library Development is working diligently to make sure that current award winning and notable titles are available to all Connecticut residents. We’ve recently added a variety of youth titles to our Ebook and Audiobook collection, available through RD Digital https://iconnct.rbdigital.com/. Please see below for some of our newest titles.

eBooks

The Tornado by Jake Burt

Ruby in the Sky by Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo

Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys

Internment by Samira Ahmed

Let me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany Jackson

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

Code Blue by Mike Magee

Ruby in the Sky by Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds

Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

Free Lunch by Rex Ogle

The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

Fry Bread by Kevin Maillard

Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez

eAudio

Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett Krosoczka

Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys

Internment by Samira Ahmed

Let me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany Jackson

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Tornado by Jake Burt

We Are Grateful by Traci Sorell

We’re Not from Here by Geoff Rodkey

A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramee

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia

Dig by A.S. King

And many more.

In addition to housing relevant titles on RD Digital, the Connecticut State Library has begun a new project called eGO CT, it includes acquiring digital content, such as eBooks and eAudio, and making it available to users statewide, primarily through the free SimplyE app. Some of our more recent available through the SimplyE app include:

Simply E app

A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti

Framed! by James Ponti

The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed

Wedgie & Gizmo by Suzanne Selfors

Secrets of Valhalla by Jasmine Richards

Keeper of Myths by Jasmine Richards

Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

Symptoms of Being Human by  Jeff Garvin

Inside Out by Demi Moore

A Train in Winter by Caroline Moorehead

A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti

The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed

Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

The Gentleman's Guide to Getting Lucky by Mackenzi Lee

We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia

Sunny by Jason Reynolds

Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero

Dodger by Terry Pratchett

Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me? By Louise Rennison

Beast by Brie Spangler

Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs

Define "Normal" by Julie Anne Peters

A Thousand Sisters by Elizabeth Wein

Do You Dream of Terra-Two? By Temi Oh

For more information about eGO CT, visit our website at egoct.org.

If your library is interested in rolling out the SimplyE app as part of Phase III in April, please contact Brad Bullis (bradley.bullis@ct.gov)  to be added to the list.

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Kym

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