Cricket Media E-Book Collection Now Available!

Explore award-winning, short-form fiction and nonfiction e-books for pre-K to 8th grade.

Over 900 titles are available! 

Find titles such as:

• A Feather Is a Letter From a Bird
• Blackbeard's Ghost
• Butterfly with a Broken Wing
• Gifts of Ramadan
• Going Global: Foreign Fighters
• Half a Donkey
• Is the Periodic Table Complete?
• Midnight and the Night Watchman
• Noah Count and the Arkansas Ark
• Rosa Refuses
• The Beavers That Struck It Rich
• The Day the Sea Split
• The Tanner Mystery
• Voice for Freedom: The Story of James Weldon Johnson
• What Are the Odds?
• Yo Wants to Know: How Do Boats Move?

Below is a sampling of e-book titles available to you. Be on the lookout for more recommendations by subject coming to you next month!

Recent E-Book Highlights

CRITICAL THINKING ABOUT DIGITAL MEDIA

The Bubble of Confirmation Bias by Alex Acks

Confirmation bias is the tendency of people to interpret, remember, and specifically seek out information that confirms beliefs they already have. It's part of how the human brain works. Being aware of it and how it occurs is the best defense. The internet and social media, where it's easy to surround yourself with like-minded people, feed confirmation bias in the modern world. This book explores how the social media bubble encourages confirmation bias, and how to combat it.

Weaponized Social Media by Sherri M. Gordon 

Originally conceived as a way for people to stay connected, share photographs, and post information, social media has evolved. Today, it is much more than a fun communication tool, it can become a destructive weapon when exploited by the wrong people. This book explains the benefits of social media, how social media is being used as a weapon, who is weaponizing social media and why, and what readers can do to protect themselves. Includes a glossary and references.

When Content Goes Viral by Brian White

Going viral is a phrase used when something is blowing up on the Internet. This book explains what it really means, how something or someone goes from a random post on social media to a household name, and what it means for the person who posted it. Also discusses the dark side of hoaxes, illegal content, and Russian trolls, and provides tools to sort the real from the fake, as well as additional resources.

Other titles available in this series are:

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POWER Library News November 2023 Supplement